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§ 1446.9. Nectarines, Size Variation and Tolerance, and Size Description Requirements.

3 CA ADC § 1446.9Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

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Title 3. Food and Agriculture
Division 3. Economics (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Fruit and Vegetable Standardization
Subchapter 4. Fresh Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables (Refs & Annos)
Article 30. Nectarines
3 CCR § 1446.9
§ 1446.9. Nectarines, Size Variation and Tolerance, and Size Description Requirements.
Currentness
(a) Packed nectarines shall not vary in size between the fruits in any container more than ⅜ inch in diameter when measured through the widest portion of the cross section of the fruit.
(b) Size variation shall not exceed 5 percent, by count, in any container.
(c) Nectarines in volume-filled nonconsumer containers marked with one of the size descriptions established below in Column A shall comply with the corresponding requirement in Column B:
Column A Size Description
Column B Maximum Number of Fruit in a 16 lb Sample
118
112
112
105
108
100
96
90
88
84
84
78
80
75
72
68
70
63
64
57
60
53
56
48
54
45
50
42
48
41
44
36
42
34
40
32
36
29
34
27
32
25
30
23
For sizes smaller than 118 size, the maximum number of nectarines in a 16-pound sample shall be equal to the number of nectarines that would be packed in the corresponding tray-pack size. For example, a 130 tray-pack size would have a maximum of 130 nectarines in a 16-pound sample.
(d) Peento type nectarines in volume-filled nonconsumer containers marked with one of the size descriptions established below in Column A shall comply with the corresponding requirement in Column B:
Column A Size Description
Column B Maximum Number of Fruit in a 16 lb Sample
80
140
72
128
70
111
64
99
60
93
56
87
54
80
50
77
48
74
44
70
42
68
40
59
36
53
34
50
32
39
30
32
For sizes smaller than 80, no weight/count has been assigned, and are exempt from this Section.

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Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 42682, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 42941, Food and Agricultural Code.
History
1. Renumbering from Section 1443.4 filed 1-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 4).
2. Amendment filed 5-4-84; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 84, No. 18).
3. Amendment of section heading and new subsection (c) filed 7-14-2000; operative 8-13-2000 (Register 2000, No. 28).
4. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 4-15-2005; operative 4-15-2005 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2005, No. 15).
5. New subsection (d) filed 3-27-2007; operative 4-26-2007 (Register 2007, No. 13).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 3, § 1446.9, 3 CA ADC § 1446.9
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