PROVISIONS
CONCERNING PRESENTATION |
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UNIFORMITY |
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THE CONTENTS OF
EACH PACKAGE MUST BE UNIFORM AND CONTAIN ONLY PEACHES OR NECTARINES OF THE
SAME ORIGIN, VARIETY, QUALITY, DEGREE OF RIPENESS AND SIZE (IF SIZED), AND
FOR THE “EXTRA” CLASS, THE CONTENTS MUST ALSO BE UNIFORM IN COLOURING. |
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THE VISIBLE PART OF
THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE MUST BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE CONTENTS. |
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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. |
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PACKAGING |
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THE PEACHES AND
NECTARINES 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 OF 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. |
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PACKAGES MUST BE
FREE OF ALL FOREIGN MATTER. |
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A VISIBLE LACK OF
CLEANLINESS IN SEVERAL PACKAGES COULD RESULT IN THE GOODS BEING REJECTED. |