UNIFORMITY |
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THE CONTENTS OF
EACH PACKAGE MUST BE UNIFORM AND CONTAIN ONLY TOMATOES OF THE SAME ORIGIN,
VARIETY OR COMMERCIAL TYPE, QUALITY AND SIZE (IF SIZED). |
· THE TOMATOES MAY BE PRESENTED AS FOLLOWS: o
AS INDIVIDUAL TOMATOES,
WITH OR WITHOUT CALYX AND SHORT STALK; o
AS TRUSSES OF TOMATOES,
IN OTHER WORDS, IN ENTIRE INFLORESCENCES OR PARTS OF INFLORESCENCES, WHERE
EACH INFLORESCENCE OR PART OF EACH INFLORESCENCE SHOULD COMPRISE AT LEAST 2
TOMATOES. |
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THE RIPENESS AND
COLOURING OF TOMATOES IN “EXTRA” CLASS AND CLASS I MUST BE PRACTICALLY
UNIFORM. IN ADDITION, THE LENGTH OF “OBLONG” TOMATOES MUST BE SUFFICIENTLY
UNIFORM. |
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WITH THE OBJECTIVE
OF MAINTAINING UNIFORM COLOURING IN A GIVEN PACKAGE IN CLASSES “EXTRA” AND I
DURING MARKETING, ALL FRUITS SHOULD BELONG TO THREE CONSECUTIVE SHADES OF
COLOURING ACCORDING TO THE OECD COLOUR GAUGE. THE TOLERANCE FOR FRUITS
DIFFERENT FROM THE DOMINANT COLOUR, MUST NOT EXCEED 5 PER CENT IN “EXTRA”
CLASS AND 10 PER CENT IN CLASS I, PROVIDED THEY BELONG TO THE NEIGHBORING
COLOUR GROUP(S). OTHERWISE THE LOT SHOULD BE DOWNGRADED. |
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TRUSSES OF TOMATOES
ARE NOT EXCLUDED FROM THIS REQUIREMENT FOR UNIFORM COLOURING. |
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IN CLASS II MIXING
FRUIT OF DIFFERENT COLOURING (AND RIPENESS) IS ALLOWED. |
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HOWEVER, A MIXTURE
OF TOMATOES OF DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT VARIETIES, COMMERCIAL TYPES AND/OR
COLOURS MAY BE PACKED TOGETHER IN A PACKAGE, PROVIDED THEY ARE UNIFORM IN
QUALITY AND, FOR EACH VARIETY, COMMERCIAL TYPE AND/OR COLOUR CONCERNED, IN
ORIGIN. HOWEVER, IN CASE OF THOSE MIXTURES UNIFORMITY IN SIZE IS NOT
REQUIRED. |
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THE VISIBLE PART OF
THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE MUST BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE CONTENTS. |
· PRESENTATION SHOULD NOT BE MISLEADING, I.E.
CONCEALING IN THE LOWER LAYERS OF THE PACKAGE PRODUCE INFERIOR IN QUALITY AND
SIZE TO THAT DISPLAYED AND MARKED. o
NAME OF ILLUSTRATION § UNIFORM COLOURING § PRESENTATION IN THE PACKAGE |
PACKAGING |
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TOMATOES MUST BE
PACKED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO PROTECT THE PRODUCE PROPERLY. |
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PACKAGES MUST BE OF
A QUALITY, STRENGTH AND CHARACTERISTICS TO PROTECT THE PRODUCE DURING
TRANSPORT AND HANDLING. |
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THE MATERIALS USED
INSIDE THE PACKAGE MUST BE CLEAN AND OF A QUALITY SUCH AS TO AVOID CAUSING
ANY EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCE. THE USE OF MATERIALS,
PARTICULARLY PAPER OR STAMPS BEARING TRADE SPECIFICATIONS, IS ALLOWED,
PROVIDED THE PRINTING OR LABELLING HAS BEEN DONE WITH NON-TOXIC INK OR GLUE. |
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STICKERS INDIVIDUALLY
AFFIXED TO THE PRODUCE SHALL BE SUCH THAT, WHEN REMOVED, THEY NEITHER LEAVE
VISIBLE TRACES OF GLUE NOR LEAD TO SKIN DEFECTS. INFORMATION LASERED ON
SINGLE FRUIT SHOULD NOT LEAD TO FLESH OR SKIN DEFECTS. |
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PACKAGES MUST BE
FREE OF ALL FOREIGN MATTER. |
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CLEAN MATERIALS
SHOULD BE USED TO PROTECT THE PRODUCE FROM FOREIGN MATTER SUCH AS LEAVES,
SAND OR SOIL, WHICH COULD CAUSE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE PRODUCE AND ITS
PRESENTATION. |
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A VISIBLE LACK OF
CLEANLINESS IN SEVERAL PACKAGES COULD RESULT IN THE GOODS BEING REJECTED. |