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 162.31 - Snap bean standards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
				  General. New York State Seal of Quality beans shall be beans that have similar
				  varietal characteristics which possess a desirable market appearance, are of
				  reasonable size, and fairly uniform size, well formed, fairly bright, clean,
				  fresh, fairly young and tender, firm, and which are free from soft rot, and
				  free from damage caused by leaves, leaf stems, other foreign matter, also free
				  from damage from hail, disease, insects, mechanical or other means.
(b) Definitions.
(1) Desirable market appearance means the
				  beans are generally free from any readily visible defect or imperfection or
				  defects which more than slightly detract from the appearance of the
				  bean.
(2) Similar varietal
				  characteristic means that the beans are of the same color and general type. For
				  example, wax and green may not be mixed.
(3) Reasonable size means pods are not
				  spindly or excessively short for variety and have not been prematurely
				  picked.
(4) Fairly uniform size
				  means pods shall not vary more than two inches in length.
(5) Well formed means the pods have normal
				  typical shape for variety.
(6)
				  Fairly bright means not dull.
(7)
				  Clean means practically free from dirt or staining and practically no loose
				  dirt or other foreign matter is present in container.
(8) Fresh means pods are not wilted and have
				  normal succulence.
(9) Fairly young
				  and tender means walls are not distinctly woody or fiberous.
(10) Firm means pods are not wilted or
				  flabby.
(11) Damage means any
				  defect or combination of defects which materially detracts from the appearance,
				  edible or marketing quality of the snap bean. Pods having spots due to blight
				  or Anthracnose, and similar spots caused by other diseases, shall be considered
				  as damage. The following specific defect shall be considered damaged. Broken
				  beans when:
(i) there is one break present in
				  the thick portion of the bean or one break at each end in the thin portion of
				  the bean;
(ii) any break that is
				  materially affected by dirt or discoloration;
(iii) any break that is ragged and materially
				  detracts from the appearance; or
(iv) unless otherwise specified, the
				  remaining portion of the bean is less than 3 1/2 inches in length.
(12) Serious damage means any
				  defect or combination of defects which seriously detracts from the appearance,
				  edible or marketing quality of the snap bean. The following specific defect
				  shall be considered seriously damaged. Broken beans when:
(i) there is a break on each end in the thick
				  portion of the bean;
(ii) any break
				  is seriously affected by dirt or discoloration;
(iii) any break is ragged and seriously
				  detracts from the appearance or exposes a seed; or
(iv) unless otherwise specified, the
				  remaining portion of the bean is less than three inches in length.