·
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. |