THE " EXTRA " CLASS , THE CONTENTS MUST ALSO BE UNIFORM IN COLOUR .
B . PACKAGING
THE FRUIT MUST BE PACKED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO ENSURE THAT IT IS SUITABLY PROTECTED . ANY PAPER OR OTHER MATERIAL USED INSIDE THE PACKAGE MUST BE NEW AND HARMLESS TO HUMAN FOOD . WHEN PRINTED MATTER IS USED , THE PRINTING MUST BE ON THE OUTSIDE ONLY , SO AS NOT TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE FRUIT . THE FRUIT WHEN PACKAGED MUST BE FREE FROM ANY FOREIGN BODIES .
THE FRUIT MAY BE PUT UP IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS :
1 . IN SMALL UNIT PACKAGES FOR DIRECT SALE TO THE CONSUMER
2 . ARRANGED IN ONE OR MORE LAYERS SEPARATED FROM EACH OTHER
3 . IN BULK , EXCEPT FOR THE " EXTRA " CLASS .
VI . MARKING
EACH PACKAGE MUST BEAR THE FOLLOWING PARTICULARS LEGIBLY AND INDELIBLY MARKED ON THE OUTSIDE :
A . IDENTIFICATION
PACKER * NAME AND ADDRESS OR CODE MARK .
DISPATCHER *
B . NATURE OF PRODUCE
- " APRICOTS " ( WHEN THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE )
- NAME OF THE VARIETY FOR THE " EXTRA " CLASS AND CLASS I .
C . ORIGIN OF PRODUCE
DISTRICT OF ORIGIN , OR NATIONAL , REGIONAL OR LOCAL TRADE NAME .
D . COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS
- CLASS
- SIZE AND/OR NUMBER OF UNITS ( EXCEPT FOR PRODUCE PACKED IN BULK ) .
E . OFFICIAL CONTROL MARK ( OPTIONAL ) .
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COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR PLUMS
I . DEFINITION OF PRODUCE
THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO PLUMS OF VARIETIES GROWN FROM THE FOLLOWING :
- PRUNUS DOMESTICA L .
- PRUNUS INSTITIA L .
- PRUNUS SALICINA LINDLEY ( PRUNUS TRIFLORA ROXBURGH )
TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER , PLUMS FOR PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED .
II . QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
A . GENERAL
THE PURPOSE OF THE STANDARD IS TO DEFINE THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS FOR DESSERT AND CULINARY PLUMS AT THE DISPATCHING STAGE , AFTER PREPARATION AND PACKAGING .
B . MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
( I ) THE FRUIT MUST BE :
- INTACT
- SOUND ( SUBJECT TO THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR EACH CLASS )
- CLEAN , IN PARTICULAR FREE FROM ALL TRACES OF CHEMICALS
- FREE FROM ABNORMAL EXTERNAL MOISTURE
- FREE FROM FOREIGN SMELL OR TASTE .
( II ) THE FRUIT MUST BE SUFFICIENTLY DEVELOPED . THE STATE OF RIPENESS MUST BE SUCH AS TO ALLOW THE FRUIT TO WITHSTAND TRANSPORT AND HANDLING , TO REMAIN IN GOOD CONDITION UNTIL IT REACHES ITS PLACE OF DESTINATION AND TO MEET MARKET REQUIREMENTS THERE .
C . CLASSIFICATION
( I ) " EXTRA " CLASS
FRUIT IN THIS CLASS MUST BE OF SUPERLATIVE QUALITY . IN SHAPE , DEVELOPMENT AND COLOURING IT MUST BE TYPICAL OF THE VARIETY . IT MUST BE :
- FREE FROM ALL DEFECTS
- PRACTICALLY COVERED BY BLOOM , ACCORDING TO VARIETY