·
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. |
QUALITY
TOLERANCES |
· “EXTRA”
CLASS o
A TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 5 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR
WEIGHT, OF STRAWBERRIES 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. 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
I o
A TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 10 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR
WEIGHT, OF STRAWBERRIES NOT SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS BUT
MEETING THOSE OF CLASS II IS ALLOWED. WITHIN THIS TOLERANCE NOT MORE THAN 2
PER CENT IN TOTAL MAY CONSIST OF PRODUCE SATISFYING NEITHER THE REQUIREMENTS
OF CLASS II QUALITY NOR THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, OR OF PRODUCE AFFECTED BY
DECAY. o
THE 10 PER CENT TOLERANCE COVERS ALL SHAPE, SKIN
AND COLOUR DEFECTS, AS WELL AS BRUISING, ALLOWED IN CLASS II. THE 2 PER CENT
TOLERANCE COVERS ALL DEFECTS NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS AS WELL AS
ANY DEFECT RENDERING THE PRODUCE UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION (DECAY). |
· CLASS
II o
A TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 10 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR
WEIGHT, OF STRAWBERRIES SATISFYING NEITHER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLASS NOR
THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS IS ALLOWED. WITHIN THIS TOLERANCE NOT MORE THAN 2
PER CENT IN TOTAL MAY CONSIST OF PRODUCE AFFECTED BY DECAY. o
THE 10 PER CENT TOLERANCE COVERS ALL
MALFORMATIONS, SERIOUS SKIN AND COLOUR DEFECTS, AS WELL AS DEFECTS NOT
MEETING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS BUT NOT AFFECTING EDIBILITY, SUCH AS SLIGHT
DAMAGE, SOILING, LACK OF FRESHNESS. THE 2 PER CENT TOLERANCE COVERS ANY
DEFECT RENDERING THE PRODUCE UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION (DECAY). |
SIZE
TOLERANCES |
·
FOR ALL CLASSES: A
TOTAL TOLERANCE OF 10 PER CENT, BY NUMBER OR WEIGHT, OF STRAWBERRIES NOT
SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS AS REGARDS THE MINIMUM SIZE IS ALLOWED. |