New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS › Chapter IV - Markets › Subchapter A - Grading of Farm Products (Article 12-A Agriculture and Markets Law) › Part 162 - Official State Brands Or Trademarks › Section 162.8 - Topped carrot standards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
				  General. New York State Seal of Quality carrots shall be carrots of similar
				  varietal characteristics which are well trimmed, firm, clean, fairly well
				  colored, fairly smooth, fairly well formed, provided 50 percent of the lot is
				  well formed; which are free from secondary new top growth and soft rot, and
				  free from damage caused by freezing, growth cracks, sunburn, pithiness,
				  woodiness, internal discoloration, oil spray, dry rot, other disease, insects
				  or other means.
(b) Definitions.
(1) Similar varietal characteristics means
				  that the carrots in any lot are of the same general type. For example, carrots
				  with a short, but blunt growth like the Oxheart variety, shall not be mixed
				  with long or half-long carrots like the Imperator or Danvers
				  varieties.
(2) Well trimmed means
				  that the tops are cut back to not more than 3/4 inch in length, except that new
				  leaves developing within the original central cluster of leaf stems, or
				  occasional uncut leaves or leaf stems, exceeding this length which do not
				  materially affect the appearance of the individual carrot shall be permitted.
				  Carrots may have tips of roots cut or broken off: provided, that these cuts or
				  breaks are small and fairly smooth and do not materially affect the appearance
				  of the individual carrot.
(3)
				  Fairly uniform means not more than 20 percent of the carrots in individual
				  samples vary in length more than two inches, or in diameter more than 3/4
				  inches.
(4) Firm means that the
				  carrot is not soft, flabby or shriveled.
(5) Clean means that the individual carrot is
				  practically free from dirt and other foreign matter.
(6) Fairly well colored means that the carrot
				  has an orange, orange red, or orange scarlet color, but not a pale orange or
				  distinct yellow color.
(7) Fairly
				  smooth means that the individual carrot is not rough, ridged, or covered with
				  secondary rootlets to the extent that the appearance is materially
				  affected.
(8) Well formed means
				  that the individual carrot is not forked, or misshapen to the extent that the
				  appearance is more than slightly affected.
(9) Secondary new top growth means the leaves
				  or clusters of leaves which have developed outside the original central cluster
				  of leaf stems.
(10) Damage means
				  any specific defect described in this section; or an equally objectionable
				  variation of any one of these defects, any other defect, or any combination of
				  defects, which materially detracts from the appearance, or the edible or
				  shipping quality of the individual carrot or the appearance of the sample as a
				  whole, or which cannot be removed without a loss of more than five percent, by
				  weight, in the ordinary preparation for use. The following specific defects
				  shall be considered as damage:
(i) growth
				  cracks which are not shallow or smooth, or which materially detract from the
				  appearance of the individual carrot; and
(ii) sunburn which causes a loss of more than
				  five percent, by weight, in the ordinary preparation for use, except that
				  superficial light green color at the stem end which does not materially detract
				  from the appearance of the carrot shall be permitted.
(11) Diameter means the greatest dimension of
				  the carrot measure at right angles to the longitudinal axis.
(12) Fairly well formed means that the
				  individual carrot is not forked, or misshapen to the extent that the appearance
				  is materially affected.
(13)
				  Excessively rough means that the individual carrot is rough or ridged to the
				  extent that the appearance is seriously affected.
(14) Seriously misshapen means that the
				  individual carrot is forked or misshapen to the extent that the appearance is
				  seriously affected.
(15) Serious
				  damage means any defect, or any combination of defects, which seriously
				  detracts from the appearance, or the edible or shipping quality of the
				  individual carrot or the appearance of the sample as a whole, or which cannot
				  be removed without a loss of more than 20 percent, by weight, in the ordinary
				  preparation for use.