# Commission Regulation (EC) No 1863/2004 of 26 October 2004 laying down the marketing standard applicable to cultivated mushrooms, Division A: Minimum requirements

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

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2004/1863/annex/division/II/division/A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1863/annex/division-II/division-A
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