Definitions
1. In this Regulation, “aggregate area” means the total area under consideration if assembled into one circular area of the diameter specified; “catchweight package” means any transparent package sold on a weight basis in which the produce is readily visible and which contains not more than three pounds net weight; “clean” means not affected in appearance by dirt, dust, spray residue or other foreign material; “closed package” means any package the contents of which cannot be satisfactorily inspected without removing the cover or other enclosing device; “condition defect” means any defect that may develop in produce during storage or transit; “diameter” means the greatest diameter at right angles to the longitudinal axis; “establishment” includes any plant, factory or premises where produce is canned, preserved or otherwise processed; “fairly well formed” means that not less than one-half of the fruit is of the shape characteristic of the variety when fully mature and the remainder of the fruit deviates only slightly from the shape characteristic of the variety when fully mature; “hand-picked” in respect of fruit means that the fruit shows no evidence of rough handling or of having been on the ground; “inspection” means inspection by an inspector appointed under the Act and “inspected” has a corresponding meaning; “inspection point” means any point or area at which an inspector attends; “master container” means a container that is designed to hold more than one package of produce; “mature” means that the produce has reached such stage of development as ensures completion of the ripening process; “Ministry” means the Ministry of Agriculture and Food; “package” means any receptacle, container, wrapper or confining band, but does not include foil wrap on individual potatoes or transparent film wrap on individual specimens of any other produce; “processing” means canning or preserving fruit or vegetables, or manufacturing of products from fruit or vegetables by a processor; “processor” means a person who cans or preserves fruit or vegetables or, by a continuous operation or series of operations, manufactures products from fruit or vegetables, but does not include a person who cans or preserves fruit or vegetables for consumption by himself or herself or his or her household; “produce” includes any fruit, vegetable or sweet corn that can be grown in Canada; “properly packed” means that the produce is not slack, overpressed or otherwise in a condition likely to result in permanent damage during handling or in transit; “sized” means that the fruit in a box or crate has a size range not in excess of one-quarter of an inch in diameter; “smooth” means that the produce is not ridged, angular or indented; “sound” means that the produce at the time of packing, loading or final shipping-point inspection is free from condition defects, including decay, breakdown, freezing injury, bitter pit, soft, shrivelled, water core, over-ripeness, brown core, corky core or other injury that may affect the keeping quality of the produce; “stemless fruit” means any fruit that has no portion of the stem attached thereto and has no broken skin at the stem end; “well formed” means that the produce has a shape characteristic of the variety; “wrapper leaves” means leaves that do not closely enfold the compact portion of the head. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 378, s. 1.