§ 1442.5. Honeydew Melons: Soluble Solids; Sampling and Testing Procedure.
3 CA ADC § 1442.5Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
3 CCR § 1442.5
§ 1442.5. Honeydew Melons: Soluble Solids; Sampling and Testing Procedure.
(a) The following procedure shall be used to determine whether honeydew melons in a lot are in compliance with Section 1442.3 with respect to requirements of said section that the juice of the edible portion shall contain not less than 10 percent soluble solids. For the purpose of this section a lot is defined as one group of containers of honeydew melons of the same count size, and the same grade or brand.
Number of Containers in Lot | Sample Containers Required |
50 containers or less | 3 |
51 to 200 | 5 |
201 to 400 | 7 |
401 to 600 | 9 |
For lots of over 600 containers an additional three sample containers shall be selected for each additional 500 containers or fraction thereof.
The total sample of honeydew melons selected in accordance with paragraph (c) shall be tested in accordance with the following procedure:
(1) Remove two plugs from the sides of the honeydew melons according to the procedure specified in Section 1442.4; extract, combine and thoroughly mix the juice obtained, and determine the soluble solids content of this composite juice. If the soluble solids is 10 percent or above, no further testing is required, and the lot shall be deemed to comply with the soluble solids requirement in Section 1442.3.
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History
1. Amendment of subsections (a), (d) and (e) filed 1-4-71 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of Compliance included (Register 71, No. 2). For prior history, see Register 65, No. 9.
2. Amendment and renumbering from Section 1441 filed 1-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 4).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 3, § 1442.5, 3 CA ADC § 1442.5
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