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DEFINITION
OF PRODUCE |
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THIS STANDARD
APPLIES TO FRUITS OF COMMERCIAL VARIETIES OF POMEGRANATES GROWN FROM PUNICA
GRANATUM L., OF THE PUNICACEAE FAMILY, TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER
AFTER PREPARATION AND PACKAGING. POMEGRANATES FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING ARE
EXCLUDED. |
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PROVISIONS
CONCERNING QUALITY |
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· MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS o
WHOLE; 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
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
FREE OF DAMAGE CAUSED
BY FROST; o
FREE OF DAMAGE CAUSED
BY LOW AND/OR HIGH TEMPERATURES; o
FREE OF SUNBURNS
AFFECTING THE ARILS OF THE FRUIT. |
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· THE POMEGRANATES MUST HAVE REACHED AN APPROPRIATE
DEGREE OF DEVELOPMENT AND RIPENESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CRITERIA PROPER TO THE
VARIETIES 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
POMEGRANATES ARE CLASSIFIED IN THREE CLASSES AS DEFINED BELOW: |
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“EXTRA” CLASS
POMEGRANATES IN THIS CLASS MUST BE OF SUPERIOR QUALITY. THEY MUST BE
CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VARIETY. THEY MUST BE FREE 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 POMEGRANATES 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
SLIGHT DEFECTS IN
SHAPE; o
SLIGHT DEFECTS IN
COLORING; o
SLIGHT SKIN DEFECTS
INCLUDING CRACKING. |
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· CLASS II THIS CLASS INCLUDES POMEGRANATES WHICH DO
NOT QUALIFY FOR INCLUSION IN THE HIGHER CLASSES, BUT SATISFY THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
SPECIFIED IN THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS, HOWEVER, MAY BE ALLOWED, PROVIDED THE
POMEGRANATES RETAIN THEIR ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS AS REGARDS THE QUALITY,
THE KEEPING QUALITY AND PRESENTATION: o
DEFECTS IN SHAPE; o
DEFECTS IN COLORING; o
SKIN DEFECTS INCLUDING
CRACKING. |
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PROVISIONS
CONCERNING SIZING |
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· POMEGRANATE MAY BE SIZED BY COUNT, DIAMETER
OR WEIGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING COMMERCIAL TRADING PRACTICES. WHEN SUCH
IS THE CASE, THE PACKAGE MUST BE LABELLED ACCORDINGLY. o
WHEN SIZED BY COUNT,
SIZE IS DETERMINED BY THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUAL FRUIT PER PACKAGE. o
POMEGRANATE MAY BE
SIZED BY DIAMETER (THE MAXIMUM DIAMETER OF THE EQUATORIAL SECTION OF EACH
FRUIT). |
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SIZE CODE |
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DIAMETER (MM) |
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1 |
A |
≥81 |
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2 |
B |
71 – 80 |
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3 |
C |
61 -70 |
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4 |
D |
51 – 60 |
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5 |
E |
40 – 50 |
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POMEGRANATE
MAY BE SIZED BY WEIGHT (THE INDIVIDUAL WEIGHT OF EACH FRUIT) |
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SIZE CODE |
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WEIGHT (G) |
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1 |
A |
≥ 501 |
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2 |
B |
401 – 500 |
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3 |
C |
301 – 400 |
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4 |
D |
201 – 300 |
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5 |
E |
125 – 200 |
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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 POMEGRANATES 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 POMEGRANATES 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 POMEGRANTES 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, 10% BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT OF POMEGRANATES
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 POMEGRANATES OF THE
SAME ORIGIN, VARIETY, QUALITY AND SIZE (IF SIZED). SALES PACKAGES MAY CONTAIN
MIXTURES OF VARIETIES OF DIFFERENT COLORS AND SIZES PROVIDED THEY ARE UNIFORM
IN QUALITY AND FOR EACH VARIETY CONCERNED, ITS ORIGIN. |
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PACKAGING 1
POMEGRANATES 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. POMEGRANATES 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 POMEGRANATES. 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 AND MAY BE LABELLED AS TO NAME OF THE
VARIETY, CLASS, SIZE (IF SIZED) EXPRESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING METHODS: COUNT, SIZE CODE AND RANGE, SIZE RANGE. |
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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 2
. NAME OF THE PRODUCE IF THE CONTENTS ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. NAME
OF THE VARIETY (WHERE APPROPRIATE). |
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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 (IF SIZED)
EXPRESSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING METHODS: o
COUNT, o
SIZE CODE AND RANGE, o
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). |
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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 CODE OF PRACTICE –
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 FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND APPLICATION OF MICROBIOLOGICAL CRITERIA
FOR FOODS (CAC/GL 21-1997). |
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