Division A Minimum requirements

In all classes, subject to the special provisions for each class and the tolerances allowed, the mushrooms must be:

• intact, in the case of cut mushrooms the cut must be clean,

• sound, produce affected by rotting, severe browning in the stalk or deterioration such as to make it unfit for consumption is excluded,

• clean, practically free of any visible foreign matter, other than casing material,

• fresh in appearance, account should be taken of the typical gill colour of the strain and/or commercial type,

• practically free from pests,

• practically free from damage caused by pests,

• free of abnormal external moisture,

• free of any foreign smell and/or taste.

The development and condition of the mushrooms must be such as to enable them:

• to withstand transport and handling, and

• to arrive in satisfactory condition at the place of destination.