Annex I
United Kingdom
MINIMUM MARKETING REQUIREMENTS FOR HOP CONES
(referred to in Article 4)
| Characteristics | Description | Maximum content(% of weight) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepared hops | Unprepared hops | ||
| (a) Moisture | Water content | 12 | 14 |
| (b) Leaves and stalks | Leaf fragments from branch tendrils, branch tendrils, leaf or cone strigs; to be classed as stalk, cone strigs must be at least 2,5 cm long | 6 | 6 |
| (c) Hop waste | Small particles resulting from machine harvesting, varying in colour between dark green and black and which generally do not come from the cone; the maximum contents indicated may include particles of varieties of hops other than those to be certified, amounting to up to 2 % of the weight | 3 | 4 |
| (d) In the case of ‘seedless hops’, seed | Mature fruit of the cone | 2 | 2 |