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PROVISIONS
CONCERNING TOLERANCES |
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TOLERANCES IN
RESPECT OF QUALITY AND SIZE SHALL BE ALLOWED IN EACH PACKAGE, OR IN EACH LOT
FOR PRODUCE PRESENTED IN BULK, FOR PRODUCE NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THE CLASS INDICATED. |
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TOLERANCES ARE
PROVIDED TO ALLOW FOR HUMAN ERROR DURING THE GRADING AND PACKING PROCESS.
DURING GRADING AND SIZING IT IS NOT PERMITTED TO DELIBERATELY INCLUDE OUT OF
GRADE PRODUCE, I.E. TO EXPLOIT THE TOLERANCES DELIBERATELY. |
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ROOTS MUST NOT BE
MORE THAN 40 MM WHEN SIZING IS BY DIAMETER AND NOT MORE THAN 150 G WHEN
SIZING IS BY WEIGHT. |
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· THE TOLERANCES ARE DETERMINED AFTER
EXAMINING EACH SAMPLE PACKAGE AND TAKING THE AVERAGE OF ALL SAMPLES EXAMINED.
THE TOLERANCES ARE STATED IN TERMS OF PERCENTAGE, BY WEIGHT OF PRODUCE IN THE
TOTAL SAMPLE NOT CONFORMING TO THE CLASS OR TO THE SIZE INDICATED ON THE
PACKAGE. |
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QUALITY TOLERANCES · UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
SHALL THESE TOLERANCES APPLY TO PRODUCE AFFECTED BY ROTTING, OR ANY OTHER
DETERIORATION RENDERING IT UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION. “EXTRA” CLASS · 5 PER CENT BY WEIGHT OF CARROTS NOT SATISFYING THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS, BUT MEETING THOSE OF CLASS I OR, EXCEPTIONALLY,
COMING WITHIN THE TOLERANCES OF THAT CLASS. · 5 PER CENT BY WEIGHT OF CARROTS HAVING A SLIGHT
TRACE OF GREEN OR VIOLET/PURPLE COLOURING AT THE TOP. |
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CLASS I · 10 PER CENT BY WEIGHT OF CARROTS NOT SATISFYING
THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS, BUT MEETING THOSE OF CLASS II OR,
EXCEPTIONALLY, COMING WITHIN THE TOLERANCES OF THAT CLASS. HOWEVER, BROKEN
CARROTS AND/OR CARROTS WHICH HAVE LOST THEIR TIPS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THAT
TOLERANCE. · 10 PER CENT BY WEIGHT OF BROKEN CARROTS AND/OR
CARROTS WHICH HAVE LOST THEIR TIPS. |
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CLASS II · 10 PER CENT BY WEIGHT OF CARROTS SATISFYING
NEITHER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS NOR · IN ADDITION, NOT MORE THAN 25 PER CENT BY WEIGHT
OF BROKEN CARROTS MAY BE ALLOWED. |
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SIZE TOLERANCES · FOR ALL CLASSES: 10 PER CENT BY WEIGHT OF CARROTS NOT
SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS AS REGARDS SIZING. · THE ROOTS MAY FALL BELOW THE MINIMUM SIZE OR
EXCEED THE MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DIFFERENCE FOR THE CLASS. |
