PROVISIONS CONCERNING SIZING
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SIZE IS DETERMINED EITHER BY THE DIAMETER OF THE FLORAL STEM AT THE CUT
END OR BY THE MAXIMUM DIAMETER OF THE HEAD. |
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IN DEALING WITH SIZING, THE STANDARD TAKES INTO ACCOUNT COMMON PRACTICE
IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETING OF THIS PRODUCE, COVERING THE SALE OF EITHER
THE MAIN HEADS OR THE SMALLER INDIVIDUAL FLORETS. |
NAME OF ILLUSTRATION BROCCOLI |
SIZING BY DIAMETER OF THE
FLORAL STEM |
SIZING BY DIAMETER OF THE HEAD |
THE MINIMUM SIZE SHALL BE: · 8 MM FOR BROCCOLI GRADED BY DIAMETER OF THE
FLORAL STEM; · 2 CM FOR BROCCOLI GRADED BY THE DIAMETER OF THE
HEAD AND PRESENTED PREPACKED OR BUNCHED; · 6 CM FOR BROCCOLI GRADED BY THE DIAMETER OF THE
HEAD. |
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GRADING BY STEM SIZE IS USED PARTICULARLY FOR INDIVIDUAL FLORETS. |
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IN ANY CASE, THE RATIO BETWEEN THE DIAMETER OF THE HEAD AND THAT OF THE
FLORAL STEM IN EACH PACKAGE MUST NOT BE LESS THAN 2:1. |
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THE MAXIMUM SIZE SHALL BE 20 CM IN HEIGHT. |
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THE HEIGHT IS MEASURED FROM THE BASE OF THE STEM TO THE UPPERMOST PART
OF THE HEAD |
NAME OF ILLUSTRATION BROCCOLI |
METHOD OF MEASURING THE HEIGHT |
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TO ENSURE UNIFORMITY IN
SIZE, THE RANGE IN SIZE BETWEEN PRODUCE IN THE SAME PACKAGE SHALL NOT EXCEED: o 20 MM FOR BROCCOLI GRADED BY DIAMETER OF THE
FLORAL STEM; o 4 CM FOR BROCCOLI GRADED BY THE DIAMETER OF
THE HEAD IF THE SMALLEST HEAD HAS A DIAMETER OF LESS THAN 10 CM; o 8 CM FOR BROCCOLI GRADED BY THE DIAMETER OF THE
HEAD IF THE SMALLEST HEAD HAS A DIAMETER OF 10 CM OR MORE. |
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FOR ALL PREPACKED OR
BUNCHED PRODUCE, UNIFORMITY OF SIZE IS NOT REQUIRED. |
NAME OF ILLUSTRATION BROCCOLI |
PRE-PACKED BROCCOLI |
BUNCHED BROCCOLI |
· THE SIZE REQUIREMENTS SHALL NOT APPLY TO MINIATURE
PRODUCE1. |