Grapefruit shall be free from serious damage, except as provided in Section 1430.25, due to:
(a) Freezing or drying, if 20 percent or more of the pulp or edible portion shows evidence of a drying or mushy condition.
(b) Bruising, if 20 percent or more of the pulp or edible portion is affected.
(c) Dirt, smudge stain, sooty mold, rot residues, or other foreign material, if an aggregate area of 25 percent or more of the natural fruit surface color is affected. Staining other than smudge stain shall not be considered a defect.
(d) Scars, including those that are caused by insects, if they are:
(1) deep, rough, or dark and aggregate more than 1 inch in diameter or 5 percent of the fruit surface;
(2) fairly light in color, with slight roughness or depth and aggregate more than 15 percent of the fruit surface;
(3) light colored and fairly smooth with no depth and aggregate more than 25 percent of the fruit surface.
(e) Scale, when concentrated as a ring or blotch one inch or more in diameter, or which is more than thinly scattered over the fruit surface.
(f) Greenish or brownish rind oil spots, if they cover an aggregate area of 10 percent or more of the fruit surface.
(g) Spotting or pitting, if sunken and covering an aggregate area of 10 percent or more of the fruit surface.
(h) Roughness, if 90 percent or more of the fruit surface is affected.
(i) Aging, if one-third or more of the fruit surface is dried or hardened.
(j) Softness, if the fruit is flabby.
(k) Sunburn, which causes pronounced flattening, drying, or dark discoloration affecting more than one-third of the fruit surface.
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l) Sheepnose, if the stem end protrusion extends 1 inch or more beyond the normal contour of the fruit.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 42684, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 42941, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed 1-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 4).
2. Renumbering and amendment of former Section 1430.23 to Section 1430.20, and renumbering and amendment of former Section 1430.27 to Section 1430.23 filed 9-27-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 45).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 3, § 1430.23, 3 CA ADC § 1430.23
