·
AT ALL MARKETING
STAGES, 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 DEVIATION IN HANDLING AND FOR NATURAL DETERIORATION OF FRESH PRODUCE
OVER TIME. |
·
CONFORMITY WITH
TOLERANCES SHOULD BE DETERMINED USING AT LEAST THE OPERATING RULES FOR THE CONFORMITY
CHECKS AS SET OUT IN ANNEX II TO THE COUNCIL DECISION REVISING THE OECD
“SCHEME” FOR THE APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FRUIT AND
VEGETABLES. |
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QUALITY TOLERANCES |
· “EXTRA”
CLASS o
A TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 5 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR
WEIGHT, OF CHERRIES 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, AND NOT MORE THAN 2 PER CENT MAY CONSIST OF SPLIT
AND/OR WORM-EATEN FRUIT. o
THE 5 PER CENT TOLERANCE COVERS ALL SHAPE, SKIN
AND COLOUR DEFECTS ALLOWED IN CLASS I. THE 0.5 PER CENT TOLERANCE COVERS
ALL SHAPE, SKIN AND COLOUR DEFECTS, AS WELL AS BRUISES, ALLOWED IN CLASS II. |
· CLASS
II o
A TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 10 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR
WEIGHT, OF CHERRIES SATISFYING NEITHER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS NOR
THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IS ALLOWED. WITHIN THIS TOLERANCE, NOT MORE
THAN 4 PER CENT IN TOTAL MAY CONSIST OF OVER-RIPE, SPLIT, OR WORM-EATEN FRUIT
OR OF PRODUCE AFFECTED BY DECAY. o
THE 10 PER CENT TOLERANCE COVERS ALL
MALFORMATION, SERIOUS SKIN AND COLOUR DEFECTS, AS WELL DEFECTS NOT
MEETING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS BUT NOT AFFECTING EDIBILITY, SUCH AS SLIGHT
DAMAGE, SOILING, AND LACK OF FRESHNESS. THE 4 PER CENT TOLERANCE FOR
OVER-RIPE, SPLIT, OR WORM-EATEN FRUIT OR OF PRODUCE AFFECTED BY DECAY
COVERS ALL DEFECTS NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS ANY DEFECT
RENDERING THE PRODUCE UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION. |
·
SIZE TOLERANCES |
· FOR
ALL CLASSES: A TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 10 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, OF
CHERRIES NOT CONFORMING TO THE MINIMUM SIZE IS ALLOWED, PROVIDED THE
DIAMETER IS NOT LESS THAN: o
17 MM IN “EXTRA” CLASS o
15 MM IN CLASSES I AND II. |