B . UNIFORMITY
THE CONTENTS OF EACH PACKAGE MUST BE UNIFORM AND CONTAIN ONLY CAULIFLOWERS OF THE SAME QUALITY , SIZE , TYPE AND SHAPE . IN ADDITION , EACH PACKAGE OF " EXTRA " CLASS CAULIFLOWERS MUST ALSO BE UNIFORMLY MADE UP AS TO COLOUR .
C . PACKAGING
THE CAULIFLOWERS MUST BE TIGHTLY PACKED , THOUGH THE HEADS MUST NOT BE DAMAGED BY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE . 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 PRODUCE . THE CAULIFLOWERS , WHEN PACKAGED , MUST BE FREE FROM ANY FOREIGN BODIES . " EXTRA " CLASS CAULIFLOWERS MUST BE PACKED WITH PARTICULAR CARE SO AS TO ENSURE THE GREATEST POSSIBLE PROTECTION OF THE FLOWER CLUSTERS .
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
" CAULIFLOWERS " ( WHEN THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE ARE NOT VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE ) .
C . ORIGIN OF PRODUCE
DISTRICT OF ORIGIN , OR NATIONAL , REGIONAL OR LOCAL TRADE NAME .
D . COMMERCIAL SPECIFICATIONS
- CLASS
- METHOD OF SIZING
- SIZE OR NUMBER OF UNITS .
E . OFFICIAL CONTROL MARK ( OPTIONAL ) .
ANNEX II/2
COMMON QUALITY STANDARDS FOR TOMATOES
I . DEFINITION OF PRODUCE
THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO TOMATOES , BEING FRESH FRUIT GROWN FROM VARIETIES OF LYCOPERSICUM ESCULENTUM MILL . , TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER , TOMATOES FOR PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED .
II . QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
A . GENERAL
THE PURPOSE OF THE STANDARD IS TO DEFINE THE QUALITY REQUIREMENTS AT THE DISPATCHING STAGE , AFTER PREPARATION AND PACKAGING .
B . MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
( I ) THE TOMATOES MUST BE :
- INTACT
- SOUND ( SUBJECT TO THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR EACH CLASS )
- CLEAN , IN PARTICULAR FREE FROM ALL TRACES OF CHEMICALS
- FREE FROM ALL ABNORMAL EXTERNAL MOISTURE
- FREE FROM FOREIGN SMELL OR TASTE .
( II ) THE STATE OF RIPENESS MUST BE SUCH AS TO ALLOW THE TOMATOES TO WITHSTAND TRANSPORT AND HANDLING , TO REMAIN IN GOOD CONDITION UNTIL THEY REACH THEIR PLACE OF DESTINATION AND TO MEET MARKET REQUIREMENTS THERE .
C . CLASSIFICATION
( I ) " EXTRA " CLASS
TOMATOES IN THIS CLASS MUST BE OF SUPERLATIVE QUALITY .
THEIR FLESH MUST BE FIRM AND THEY MUST HAVE ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS TYPICAL OF THE VARIETY .
THEY MUST HAVE NO DEFECTS . NO " GREEN BACKS " ARE ALLOWED .
A DISTINCTION IS MADE BETWEEN :
- " ROUND " TOMATOES
- " RIBBED " TOMATOES , WHICH ARE REGULAR IN SHAPE BUT RIBBED ; THE RIBS MUST NOT , HOWEVER , EXTEND FOR MORE THAN ONE-THIRD