Division B UniformityF1
United Kingdom
Citrus fruit may be sized by one of the following options:
- (a)
To ensure uniformity in size, the range in size between produce in the same package shall not exceed:
10 mm, if the diameter of the smallest fruit (as indicated on the package) is < 60 mm
15 mm, if the diameter of the smallest fruit (as indicated on the package) is ≥ 60 mm but < 80 mm
20 mm, if the diameter of the smallest fruit (as indicated on the package) is ≥ 80 mm but < 110 mm
there is no limitation of difference in diameter for fruit ≥ 110 mm.
- (b)
When size codes are applied, the codes and ranges in the following tables must be respected:
Sizes below 45 mm refer to clementines only.
Size code Diameter (mm) Lemons 0 79 - 90 1 72 - 83 2 68 - 78 3 63 - 72 4 58 - 67 5 53 - 62 6 48 - 57 7 45 - 52 Satsumas, clementines, and other mandarin varieties and hybrids 1 - XXX 78 and above 1 - XX 67 - 78 1 or 1 - X 63 - 74 2 58 - 69 3 54 - 64 4 50 - 60 5 46 - 56 6 f1 43 - 52 7 41 - 48 8 39 - 46 9 37 - 44 10 35 - 42 Oranges 0 92 – 110 1 87 – 100 2 84 – 96 3 81 – 92 4 77 – 88 5 73 – 84 6 70 – 80 7 67 – 76 8 64 – 73 9 62 – 70 10 60 – 68 11 58 – 66 12 56 – 63 13 53 – 60 Uniformity in size is achieved by the above-mentioned size scales, unless otherwise stated as follows:
For fruit in bulk bins and fruit in sales packages of a maximum net weight of 5 kg, the maximum difference must not exceed the range obtained by grouping three consecutive sizes in the size scale.
- (c)
For fruit sized by count, the difference in size should be consistent with (a).
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- f1
Sizes below 45 mm refer to clementines only.