PROVISIONS CONCERNING SIZING

·       SIZE IS DETERMINED EITHER BY THE MAXIMUM DIAMETER OF THE EQUATORIAL SECTION OR BY WEIGHT.

·       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.

·       TO ENSURE UNIFORMITY IN SIZE, THE RANGE IN SIZE BETWEEN PRODUCE IN THE SAME PACKAGE SHALL NOT EXCEED:

o   FOR FRUIT SIZED BY DIAMETER:

§  5 MM FOR “EXTRA” CLASS FRUIT AND FOR CLASSES I AND II FRUIT PACKED IN ROWS AND
LAYERS8;

§  10 MM FOR CLASS I FRUIT PACKED IN SALES PACKAGES OR LOOSE IN THE PACKAGE9.

o   FOR FRUIT SIZED BY WEIGHT:

§  FOR “EXTRA“ CLASS AND CLASS I AND II FRUIT PACKED IN ROWS AND LAYERS:

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:

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.

·       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°.