California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 3 - Economics › Chapter 1 - Fruit and Vegetable Standardization › Subchapter 4 - Fresh Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables › Article 22 - Citrus › Section 1430.51 - Tangerines and Mandarins, Size, Count, and Tolerances

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Standard container number 63, 65, 66, 67 or 69 packed
						with tangerines or mandarins shall be marked with either the size designation,
						count description, or numerical size as follows:
(a) Size Designation. The diameter in inches
					 of tangerines or mandarins which are in containers that are marked with one of
					 the size designations tabulated in Column A below shall be between the
					 measurements tabulated in corresponding lines of Column B and Column C. The
					 diameter in inches of not more than 10 percent, by count, of the fruit in the
					 container may, however, measure less than the corresponding measurement in
					 Column B. Not more than 10 percent, by count, of the fruit in the container may
					 measure more than the corresponding measurement in Column C.
Tangerines and Mandarins
Column A
Column B (in inches)
Column C (in inches)
Super colossal..........................
3.25
4.00
Colossal..........................
3.00
3.25
Mammoth..........................
2.75
3.00
Jumbo..........................
2.50
2.75
Large..........................
2.25
2.50
Medium..........................
2.00
2.25
Small..........................
1.75
2.00
Container 58, 65 and 66 may be marked with one of the
						above designations when packed with Royal Mandarins.
(b) Count Description. Tangerines or
					 mandarins, except Royal Mandarins and minneolas, which are in containers that
					 are marked with the numerical count shall be of uniform size. However, a
					 tolerance of 10 percent shall be allowed for fruit not meeting the uniform size
					 requirement.
(c) Numerical Size.
					 Tangerines or mandarins may be marked with one of the numerical sizes shown
					 below in Column A. The number of mandarins or tangerines that are listed in the
					 corresponding Column B shall not weigh less than 5 pounds. A representative
					 sample shall be taken at random. If the sample of fruit from any container of
					 tangerines or mandarins marked with a numerical size fails to meet this
					 requirement, the lot from which such sample was taken shall be rejected.
Example: when the numerical size marked is "Size 21", a
						maximum of 23 fruit shall weigh not less than 5 pounds.
Column A Numerical size
Column B Maximum # of fruit to weigh 5
								pounds
12
14
15
17
18
20
21
23
24
27
28
31
32
35
36
40
40
44
44
48
Tangerines and mandarins marked with a numerical size
						shall be uniform in size. However, a tolerance of 10 percent shall be allowed
						for fruit not meeting the uniform size requirement.
(d) Notwithstanding the above requirements,
					 when containers 58, 63, 65, and 66 are packed with minneolas they shall be
					 marked with one of the size designations in subsection (a) or one of the counts
					 and corresponding minimum measurements established in the chart below for the
					 respective containers. The average minimum diameter shall be determined by
					 inspection of a representative sample.
Count
Av. Dia. In Inches
Container 58, 65 or 66
Container 63
Container 58, 63, 65 or
								66
36
24
4.250
40
30
4.000
48
36
3.750
56
42
3.500
64
48
3.315
80
54
3.125
100
66
2.875
125
90
2.625
150
120
2.375
180
135
2.125
210
165
1.875
1. New
						section filed 1-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No.
						4).
2. Repealer of former section
						1430.51 and renumbering and
						amendment of former section
						1430.109 to section
						1430.51 filed 9-27-85; effective
						thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 45). For prior history, see
						Registers 74, No. 36; 73, No. 25; and 73, No. 8.
3. Amendment of
						section heading, text and NOTE filed 2-1-94; operative 2-1-94 (Register 94, No.
						5).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 10-24-2002; operative
						10-24-2002 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2002, No. 43).
5. Amendment of first paragraph, new
						subsection (c) and subsection relettering filed 8-10-2018; operative 8-10-2018
						pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(3)
						(Register 2018, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407
						  and
						  42682,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section
						  42941,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.