DEFINITION
OF PRODUCE |
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THIS STANDARD
APPLIES TO COMMERCIAL VARIETIES OF PASSION FRUIT FROM THE SPECIES GOLDEN
PASSION FRUIT/ SWEET GRANADILLA (PASSIFLORA LIGULARIS JUSS), PURPLE PASSION
FRUIT (PASSIFLORA EDULIS SIMS FORMA EDULIS), YELLOW PASSION FRUIT (PASSIFLORA
EDULIS SIMS FORMA FLAVICARPA) AND THEIR HYBRIDS GROWN FROM THE PASSIFLORACEAE
FAMILY, TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER AFTER PREPARATION AND PACKAGING.
PASSION FRUITS FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING ARE EXCLUDED. |
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PROVISIONS
CONCERNING QUALITY |
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· MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS o
WHOLE; o
FRESH IN APPEARANCE; o
FIRM; o
SOUND; PRODUCE AFFECTED
BY ROTTING OR DETERIORATION SUCH AS TO MAKE IT UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION IS
EXCLUDED; o
CLEAN, FREE OF ANY
VISIBLE FOREIGN MATTER; o
PRACTICALLY FREE OF
PESTS AND DAMAGE CAUSED BY THEM AFFECTING THE GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE
PRODUCE; o
FREE OF ABNORMAL
EXTERNAL MOISTURE, EXCLUDING CONDENSATION FOLLOWING REMOVAL FROM COLD
STORAGE; o
FREE OF ANY FOREIGN
SMELL AND/OR TASTE; o
THE STEM/STALK SHOULD
BE PRESENT. FOR GOLDEN PASSION FRUITS, THE STALK SHALL BE PRESENT TO THE
FIRST KNOT; o
FREE OF SURFACE
DEPRESSIONS- APPLICABLE TO GOLDEN PASSION FRUITS; o
FREE OF CRACKING. |
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· THE PASSION FRUITS MUST HAVE REACHED AN
APPROPRIATE DEGREE OF DEVELOPMENT AND RIPENESS WITH CRITERIA PROPER TO THE
VARIETY AND TO THE AREA IN WHICH THEY ARE GROWN. o
TO WITHSTAND TRANSPORT
AND HANDLING; o
TO ARRIVE IN
SATISFACTORY CONDITION AT THE PLACE OF DESTINATION. |
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CLASSIFICATION 1 IN
ACCORDANCE PASSION FRUITS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO THREE CLASSES DEFINED BELOW: |
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“EXTRA” CLASS
PASSION FRUITS IN THIS CLASS MUST BE OF SUPERIOR QUALITY. THEY MUST BE
CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VARIETY. THEY MUST BE FREE E OF DEFECTS, WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF VERY SLIGHT SUPERFICIAL DEFECTS, PROVIDED THESE DO NOT AFFECT
THE GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE PRODUCE, THE QUALITY, THE KEEPING QUALITY AND
PRESENTATION IN THE PACKAGE. |
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· CLASS I PASSION FRUITS IN THIS CLASS MUST BE OF
GOOD QUALITY. THEY MUST BE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VARIETY. THE FOLLOWING
SLIGHT DEFECTS, HOWEVER, MAY BE ALLOWED, PROVIDED THESE DO NOT AFFECT THE
GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE PRODUCE, THE QUALITY, THE KEEPING QUALITY AND
PRESENTATION IN THE PACKAGE: o
A SLIGHT DEFECT IN
SHAPE; o
SLIGHT DEFECTS OF THE
SKIN SUCH AS SCRATCHES, NOT EXCEEDING MORE THAN 10% OF THE TOTAL SURFACE AREA
OF THE FRUIT; o
SLIGHT DEFECTS IN
COLOURING. |
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· CLASS II THIS CLASS INCLUDES PASSION FRUITS WHICH
DO NOT QUALIFY FOR INCLUSION IN THE HIGHER CLASSES, BUT SATISFY THE MINIM UM
REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS, HOWEVER, MAY BE ALLOWED,
PROVIDED THE PASSION FRUITS RETAIN THEIR ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS AS REGARDS
THE QUALITY, THE KEEPING QUALITY AND PRESENTATION: o
DEFECTS IN SHAPE
INCLUDING AN EXTENSION IN THE ZONE OF THE STALK; o
DEFECTS OF THE SKIN
SUCH AS SCRATCHES OR ROUGH SKIN, NOT EXCEEDING MORE THAN 20% OF THE TOTAL
SURFACE AREA OF THE FRUIT; o
DEFECTS IN COLOURING. |
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PROVISIONS
CONCERNING SIZING |
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PASSION FRUITS MAY
BE SIZED BY DIAMETER, COUNT OR WEIGHT; OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRE-EXISTING
TRADING PRACTICES. WHEN SUCH IS THE CASE, THE PACKAGE MUST BE LABELLED
ACCORDINGLY. |
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WHEN SIZED BY
COUNT, SIZE IS DETERMINED BY THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL FRUIT PER PACKAGE. |
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WHEN SIZED BY
DIAMETER, SIZE IS DETERMINED BY THE MAXIMUM DIAMETER OF THE EQUATORIAL
SECTION OF EACH FRUIT. THE FOLLOWING TABLE IS A GUIDE AND MAY BE USED ON AN
OPTIONAL BASIS. |
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SIZE CODE |
DIAMETER RANGE (MM) |
A |
> 78 |
B |
> 67 – 78 |
C |
> 56 – 67 |
D |
≤ 56* |
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WHEN
SIZED BY WEIGHT, SIZE IS DETERMINED BASED ON THE INDIVIDUAL WEIGHT OF EACH
FRUIT. THE FOLLOWING TABLE IS A GUIDE AND MAY BE USED ON AN OPTIONAL BASIS. |
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SIZE CODE |
WEIGHT RANGE (G) |
A |
> 139 |
B |
> 128 -139 |
C |
> 122 – 128 |
D |
> 106 -122 |
E |
> 83 -106 |
F |
≥ 74 -83 |
PROVISIONS
CONCERNING TOLERANCES |
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TOLERANCES IN
RESPECT OF QUALITY AND SIZE SHALL BE ALLOWED IN EACH PACKAGE FOR PRODUCE NOT
SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS INDICATED. |
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· QUALITY TOLERANCES o
“EXTRA” CLASS FIVE
PERCENT BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT OF PASSION FRUITS NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE CLASS, BUT MEETING THOSE OF CLASS I OR, EXCEPTIONALLY, COMING WITHIN
THE TOLERANCES OF THAT CLASS. o
CLASS I TEN PERCENT BY
NUMBER OR WEIGHT OF PASSION FRUITS NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
CLASS, BUT MEETING THOSE OF CLASS II OR, EXCEPTIONALLY, COMING WITHIN THE
TOLERANCES OF THAT CLASS. o
CLASS II TEN PERCENT BY
NUMBER OR WEIGHT OF PASSION FRUITS SATISFYING NEITHER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE
CLASS NOR THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PRODUCE AFFECTED BY
ROTTING OR ANY OTHER DETERIORATION RENDERING IT UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION. o
SIZE TOLERANCES FOR ALL
CLASSES OR FORMS OF PRESENTATION, 10% BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT OF PASSION FRUITS
CORRESPONDING TO THE SIZE IMMEDIATELY ABOVE AND/OR BELOW THAT INDICATED ON
THE PACKAGE. |
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PROVISIONS
CONCERNING PRESENTATION |
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UNIFORMITY THE
CONTENTS OF EACH PACKAGE MUST BE UNIFORM AND CONTAIN ONLY PASSION FRUITS OF
THE SAME ORIGIN, VARIETY, QUALITY, COLOUR AND SIZE. THE VISIBLE PART OF THE
CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE MUST BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE CONTENTS. |
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PACKAGING 2 PASSION
FRUITS MUST BE PACKED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PROTECT THE PRODUCE PROPERLY. THE
MATERIALS USED INSIDE THE PACKAGE MUST BE NEW , CLEAN, AND OF A QUALITY SUCH
AS TO AVOID CAUSING ANY EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCE. THE USE
OF MATERIALS, PARTICULARLY OF PAPER OR STAMPS BEARING TRADE SPECIFICATIONS IS
ALLOWED, PROVIDED THE PRINTING OR LABELLING HAS BEEN DONE WITH NON-TOXIC INK
OR GLUE. PASSION FRUITS SHALL BE PACKED IN EACH CONTAINER IN COMPLIANCE WITH
THE CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PACKAGING AND TRANSPORT OF FRESH FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES (CAC/RCP 44-1995). |
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DESCRIPTION OF
CONTAINERS THE CONTAINERS SHALL MEET THE QUALITY, HYGIENE, VENTILATION AND
RESISTANCE CHARACTERISTICS TO ENSURE SUITABLE HANDLING, SHIPPING AND
PRESERVING OF THE PASSION FRUITS. PACKAGES MUST BE FREE OF ALL FOREIGN MATTER
AND SMELL. |
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MARKING OR
LABELLING |
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CONSUMER PACKAGES
IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GENERAL STANDARD FOR THE LABELLING OF
PREPACKAGED FOODS (CODEX STAN 1-1985), THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
APPLY: |
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NATURE OF PRODUCE
IF THE PRODUCE IS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, EACH PACKAGE SHALL BE
LABELLED AS TO THE NAME OF THE PRODUCE: GOLDEN PASSION FRUIT /SWEET
GRANADILLA, PURPLE PASSION FRUIT, YELLOW PASSION FRUIT AND MAY BE LABELLED AS
TO NAME OF THE VARIETY. |
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NON-RETAIL
CONTAINERS EACH PACKAGE MUST BEAR THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS, IN LETTERS
GROUPED ON THE SAME SIDE, LEGIBLY AND INDELIBLY MARKED, AND VISIBLE FROM THE
OUTSIDE, OR IN THE DOCUMENTS ACCOMPANYING THE SHIPMENT. |
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IDENTIFICATION NAME
AND ADDRESS OF EXPORTER, PACKER AND/OR DISPATCHER. IDENTIFICATION CODE
(OPTIONAL) |
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NATURE OF PRODUCE
NAME OF THE PRODUCE, GOLDEN PASSION FRUIT /SWEET GRANADILLA, PURPLE PASSION
FRUIT, YELLOW PASSION FRUIT IF THE CONTENTS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE.
NAME OF THE VARIETY (OPTIONAL). |
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ORIGIN OF PRODUCE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND, OPTIONALLY, DISTRICT WHERE GROWN OR NATIONAL, REGIONAL
OR LOCAL PLACE NAME. |
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· COMMERCIAL IDENTIFICATION o
CLASS; o
SIZE EXPRESSED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS: § COUNT, § SIZE CODE AND RANGE, § SIZE RANGE. o
NET WEIGHT
(OPTIONAL). |
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CONTAMINANTS |
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THE PRODUCE COVERED
BY THIS STANDARD SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MAXIMUM LEVELS OF THE GENERAL STANDARD
FOR CONTAMINANTS AND TOXINS IN FOOD AND FEED (CODEX STAN 193-1995). THE
PRODUCE COVERED BY THIS STANDARD SHALL COMPLY WITH THE MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMITS
FOR PESTICIDES ESTABLISHED BY THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION. |
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HYGIENE |
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IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT THE PRODUCE COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS STANDARD BE PREPARED AND
HANDLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES
OF FOOD HYGIENE (CAC/RCP 1-1969), CODE OF HYGIENIC PRACTICE FOR FRESH FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES (CAC/RCP 53-2003), AND OTHER RELEVANT CODEX TEXTS SUCH AS
CODES OF HYGIENIC PRACTICE AND CODES OF PRACTICE. |
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THE PRODUCE SHOULD
COMPLY WITH ANY MICROBIOLOGICAL CRITERIA ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND APPLICATION OF
MICROBIOLOGICAL CRITERIA RELATED TO FOODS (CAC/GL 21-1997). |