Export Control (Dried Fruits) Orders
71Maximum permissible defect levels for dried pears
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71 Maximum permissible defect levels for dried pears
71.1 In subclause 71.2, ‘Column 2’ means:
(a) for Fancy grade dried pears, Part 1 of Column 2;
(b) for Choice grade dried pears, Part 2 of Column 2;
(c) for Standard grade dried pears, Part 3 of Column 2;
(d) for dried Slabs, Part 4 of Column 2;
(e) for Manufacturing grade dried pears, Part 5 of Column 2.
71.2 In the case of an immediate container of dried pears:
(a) no fruit in the container shall have a defect which is not listed in Column 1 of the table below;
(b) the number of fruit in the container which have a defect listed in Column 1 of the table shall not exceed the Total Defect Limit specified in Column 2, adjacent to the words ‘Total Defect Limit’;
(c) the number of fruit in the container which have a Major Defect listed in Part 1 of Column 1 of the table shall not exceed the Major Defect Limit specified in Column 2, adjacent to the words ‘Major Defect Limit’; and
(d) the number of fruit in the container which have a particular defect listed in Column 1 of the table shall not exceed the Defect Limit specified in Column 2, adjacent to that particular defect.
TABLE
| Column 1Type of Defect | Column 2Part 1FancyDefectLimit(% bycount) | Part 2ChoiceDefectLimit(% bycount) | Part 3StandardDefectLimit(% bycount) | Part 4SlabsDefectLimit(% bycount) | Part 5Manu-facturingDefectLimit(% bycount) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1 — Major Defects | |||||
| Discolouration affecting 20% or less of the total surface of the fruit | 3 | 4 | 5 | no limit | 20 |
| Discolouration — affecting more than 20% of the total surface of the fruit | 3 | 4 | 5 | no limit | 5 |
| Dirty fruit............... | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| Fruit material............. | 5 | 5 | no limit | 5 | no limit |
| Mould — affecting, over the total area of the fruit, an area equivalent (in size) to or greater than a circle 3 millimetres in diameter | 1 |