Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 51 - PRODUCE STANDARDS › Section 603-051-0195 - Definition

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) "Sulphured
			 Cherries" means properly matured whole cherries of similar varietal
			 characteristics packed in a solution of sulphur dioxide of sufficient strength
			 to preserve the cherries with or without the addition of hardening
			 agents.
(2) "Unpitted Sulphured
			 Cherries" means whole cherries stemmed or unstemmed from which the pits have
			 not been removed. If unstemmed, not more than 20 percent, by weight, of all the
			 cherries may have the stems removed. If stemmed, not more than 1/2 of one
			 percent, by weight, of all the cherries may have the stems attached.
(3) "Pitted Sulphured Cherries" means whole
			 cherries with or without stems from which the pits have been removed. If
			 unstemmed (cocktail), not more than seven percent, by weight, of all the
			 cherries may have the stems removed. If stemmed, not more than 1/2 of one
			 percent, by weight, of all the cherries, may have the stems attached.
(4) "Pit" means an entire pit or portion
			 thereof attached to a sulphured cherry or within the pit cavity.
(5) "Unclassified Cherries" means sulphured
			 cherries which do not conform to any of the styles set forth in sections (2),
			 (3), or (4) of this rule.
(6)
			 "Properly Matured" means that stage of ripeness in which the fruit is fully
			 developed for brining purposes.
(7)
			 "Clean" means that the product is practically free from leaves, fruit spurs,
			 bark, twigs, dirt, or foreign material.
(8) "Well Bleached" means that the cherries
			 possess a practically uniform color typical of well bleached sulphured cherries
			 for the variety.
(9) "Firm" means
			 that the cherries possess a firm, fleshy texture, retain their approximate
			 original shape, are not shriveled, and do not show more than slight collapsed
			 areas of flesh.
(10) "Damage"
			 means any injury or defect which materially affects the appearance or market
			 quality of the product. The following shall be considered "damage":
(a) "Mechanical injury". Any open pitter
			 hole, or open pitter holes measuring more than 1/8 inch across in the
			 aggregate; any pitter hole where there is a material loss of flesh; any pitter
			 tear or pitter tears, or any other mechanical injury which materially affects
			 the appearance of the cherry;
(b)
			 "Surface discoloration":
(A) (In case of
			 Oregon No. 1 whole cherry) -- Any light surface discoloration exceeding in the
			 aggregate 1/8 of the surface of the cherry; any dark surface discoloration
			 exceeding in the aggregate the area of a circle 3/16 inch in diameter, but not
			 exceeding in the aggregate 1/8 of the surface of the cherry;
(B) (In case of Oregon No. 1 halved cherries)
			 -- Any light surface discoloration exceeding in the aggregate 1/8 of the
			 surface of the cherry; any dark surface discoloration exceeding in the
			 aggregate the area of a circle 1/16 inch in diameter.
(c) "Rain cracks":
(A) (In case of Oregon No 1. whole cherries)
			 -- In the stem basin more than 1/4 inch in length; outside the stem basin more
			 than 3/16 inch in length measured on the circumference;
(B) (In the case of Oregon No. 1 halved
			 cherries) -- In the stem basin more than 1/8 inch in length; outside the stem
			 basin no rain cracks shall be allowed.
(d) "Blemished". Any insect injury, bird
			 pecks, limb rub, hail marks, sunburn, solution cracks, or any other blemish or
			 combination of blemishes which materially affects the appearance of the cherry;
			 also any cherry, the flesh of which is materially
			 discolored.