·       TOLERANCES IN RESPECT OF QUALITY AND SIZE SHALL BE ALLOWED IN EACH LOT FOR PRODUCE NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS INDICATED.

·       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.

·       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 NUMBER OR WEIGHT OF PRODUCE IN THE TOTAL SAMPLE NOT CONFORMING TO THE CLASS (OR TO THE SIZE) INDICATED ON THE PACKAGE.

QUALITY TOLERANCES

·       “EXTRA” CLASS

o   A TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 5 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, OF KIWIFRUIT NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT MEETING THOSE OF CLASS I IS ALLOWED. WITHIN THIS TOLERANCE NOT MORE THAN 0.5 PER CENT IN TOTAL MAY CONSIST OF PRODUCE SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF CLASS II QUALITY.

·       CLASS I

o   A TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 10 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, OF KIWIFRUIT NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT MEETING THOSE OF CLASS II IS ALLOWED. WITHIN THIS TOLERANCE NOT MORE THAN 1 PER CENT IN TOTAL MAY CONSIST OF PRODUCE NEITHER SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF CLASS II NOR THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. PRODUCE AFFECTED BY ROTTING OR ANY OTHER DETERIORATION RENDERING IT UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION IS EXCLUDED.

·       CLASS II

o   A TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 10 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, OF KIWIFRUIT SATISFYING NEITHER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS NOR THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IS ALLOWED. PRODUCE AFFECTED BY ROTTING OR ANY OTHER DETERIORATION RENDERING IT UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION IS EXCLUDED.

SIZE TOLERANCES

·       FOR ALL CLASSES: A TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 10 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, OF KIWIFRUIT NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS AS REGARDS SIZING IS ALLOWED.

·       HOWEVER, THE FRUIT MUST BE OF A SIZE IMMEDIATELY BELOW OR ABOVE THE SIZE INDICATED OR, IN THE CASE OF THE SMALLEST SIZE, THEY MUST NOT WEIGH LESS THAN 85 G IN “EXTRA” CLASS, 67 G. IN CLASS I AND 62 G IN CLASS II.