Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › HORTICULTURE-FEES-STANDARDS › Chapter 16-403 - Standards for apples marketed within the state of Washington › Section 16-403-014 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
"Aggregate"
means the gathering together of
				  separate areas into one mass for the purpose of comparison to determine the
				  extent affected.
"Clean"
means that the apples are free from
				  excessive dirt, dust, spray residue and other foreign material.
"Diameter"
means, when measuring for minimum
				  size, the greatest dimension of the apple measured at right angles to a line
				  from stem to blossom end. When measuring for maximum size, diameter means the
				  smallest dimension of the apple determined by passing the apple through a round
				  opening in any position.
"Fairly tight"
means that the apples are the
				  proper size for molds or cell compartments in which they are packed and the
				  molds or cells are filled in such a way that no more than a slight movement of
				  apples within the molds or cells is possible.
"Fairly well filled"
means that the net weight
				  of the apples in containers ranging from 2,100 to 2,900 cubic inches capacity
				  is not less than thirty-seven pounds for Jonathan, McIntosh, and Golden
				  Delicious varieties and not less than forty pounds for all other
				  varieties.
"Fairly well formed"
means that the apple may be
				  slightly abnormal in shape but not to an extent which detracts materially from
				  its appearance.
"Firmness terms."
The following four terms are
				  used for describing different stages of firmness of apples:
* "Hard" means apples with a tenacious flesh and starchy
				  flavor.
* "Firm" means apples with a tenacious flesh but which are
				  becoming crisp with a slightly starchy flavor, except the Delicious
				  variety.
* "Firm ripe" means apples with crisp flesh except that the
				  flesh of the Rome Beauty or similar varieties may be slightly mealy.
* "Ripe" means apples with mealy flesh and soon to become
				  soft for the variety.
"Fruit weight"
means, when measuring for minimum
				  weight as a designation of fruit size, the individual apple must meet the
				  minimum weight designation as marked on the container or package.
"Mature"
means that the apples have reached the
				  stage of development which will ensure the proper completion of the ripening
				  process. Before a mature apple becomes overripe it will show varying degrees of
				  firmness, depending upon the stage of the ripening process.
"Overripe"
means apples which have progressed
				  beyond the stage of ripe, with flesh very mealy or soft, and past commercial
				  utility.
"Principal display panel"
means the end or side
				  panels, exclusive of tops and bottoms of a container for which all required
				  markings must be placed together to comply with this regulation.
"Well formed"
means having the normal shape
				  characteristic of the variety, except that the shape may be slightly irregular
				  provided it does not more than slightly detract from the appearance of the
				  apple.
"Worm hole"
means a puncture or hole caused by
				  an insect that is one-eighth inch or more in depth.
"WSDA"
means the Washington state department of
				  agriculture and its director.