# Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1764/86 of 27 May 1986 laying down minimum quality requirements for products processed from tomatoes under the production aid scheme, Article 5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Peeled and unpeeled tomatoes shall be free from flavours and odours foreign to the product and their colour shall be characteristic for the variety used, properly processed.
2. Peeled tomatoes shall be virtually free from peel. The peel of unpeeled tomatoes shall be virtually intact. Whole peeled and unpeeled tomatoes shall also be virtually free from blemished units.
3. The mould count of preserved tomatoes (the tomatoes and the covering liquid) shall not exceed 50 % positive fields and the pH level shall not exceed 4,5.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1986/1764/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1986-1764/article-5
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