PROVISIONS CONCERNING SIZING
- Sizing or screening is mandatory for Extra Class and Class I. Size is determined by the maximum diameter of the equatorial section of the kernel.
- The minimum size is 9 mm for hazelnut kernels in Extra Class and Class I, with the exception of hazelnut kernels of the piccolo type or types of equivalent denomination for which a diameter of 6 mm to 9 mm is allowed.
- Uniformity in size is expressed by:
- a size range not exceeding 3 mm, or
Examples for sizing:
Classes; | Size | |
Extra, I and Class II (if sized) | etc. | etc. |
12 mm to 14 mm | 12 mm to 13 mm | |
11 mm to 13 mm | 11 mm to 12 mm | |
10 mm to 12 mm | 10 mm to 11 mm | |
9 mm to 11 mm | 9 mm to 10mm | |
Extra and I – Piccolo (or similar designation) | 6 mm to 9 mm |
|
Class II (if sized) | 8 mm to 10 mm | 8 mm to 9 mm |
7 mm to 9 mm | 7 mm to 8 mm | |
6 mm to 8 mm | 6 mm to 7 mm | |
- screening, i.e. a minimum or maximum size in diameter.
- Screened hazelnuts means hazelnuts whose maximum diameter is over or under a stated figure, subject to observance of the minimum size fixed above for Extra Class and Class I. For
- produce, presented to the final consumer under the specification screened, the size “and less” is not allowed.
Classes;
import, export and wholesale stage
import, export,
wholesale and retail
stage
Extra, I and Class II (if screened)
14 mm and less
14 mm and above
13 mm and less
13 mm and above
12 mm and less
12 mm and above
11 mm and less
11 mm and above
10 mm and less
10 mm and above
Class II (if screened)
9 mm and less
9 mm and above
8 mm and less
8 mm and above
7 mm and less
7 mm and above
6 mm and less
6 mm and above
5 mm and less
5 mm and above