PROVISIONS CONCERNING SIZING |
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· SIZE IS DETERMINED
EITHER BY THE MAXIMUM DIAMETER OF THE EQUATORIAL SECTION OR BY WEIGHT. |
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· THE MINIMUM SIZE
SHALL BE 60 MM, IF MEASURED BY DIAMETER, OR 90 G, IF MEASURED BY WEIGHT.
FRUIT OF SMALLER SIZES MAY BE ACCEPTED IF THE BRIX LEVEL OF THE PRODUCE IS
EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 10.5° BRIX AND THE SIZE IS NOT SMALLER THAN 50 MM OR
70 G. |
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· TO
ENSURE UNIFORMITY IN SIZE, THE RANGE IN SIZE BETWEEN PRODUCE IN THE SAME
PACKAGE SHALL NOT EXCEED: |
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o FOR FRUIT SIZED BY
DIAMETER: § 5 MM FOR “EXTRA” CLASS
FRUIT AND FOR CLASSES I AND II FRUIT PACKED IN ROWS AND § 10 MM FOR CLASS I FRUIT
PACKED IN SALES PACKAGES OR LOOSE IN THE PACKAGE9. |
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o FOR FRUIT SIZED BY
WEIGHT: § FOR “EXTRA“ CLASS AND
CLASS I AND II FRUIT PACKED IN ROWS AND LAYERS: |
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RANGE (G) |
WEIGHT DIFFERENCE
(G) |
70 – 90 |
15 |
91 – 13 |
20 |
136 – 200 |
30 |
201 – 300 |
40 |
> 300 |
50 |
o FOR CLASS I FRUIT
PACKED IN SALES PACKAGES OR LOOSE IN THE PACKAGE: |
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RANGE (G) |
WEIGHT DIFFERENCE
(G) |
70 – 135 |
35 |
136 – 300 |
70 |
> 300 |
100 |
· THERE IS NO SIZING
UNIFORMITY REQUIREMENT FOR CLASS II FRUIT PACKED IN SALES PACKAGES OR LOOSE
IN THE PACKAGE. |
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· VARIETIES OF
MINIATURE APPLES, MARKED WITH AN “M” IN THE ANNEX TO THIS STANDARD, ARE
EXEMPTED FROM THE SIZING PROVISIONS. THESE MINIATURE VARIETIES MUST HAVE A
MINIMUM BRIX LEVEL OF 12°. |