California Administrative Code

“Uniform in size” means: (a) Apples in containers containing 125 apples or less do not vary in size more than ⅜ inch at the widest cross section. (b) Apples in containers containing 138 apples or more do not vary in size more than ¼ inch at the widest cross section.

Except for maturity, grade, and labeling requirements, Lady and crab apples are exempt from the requirements of this article.

“Well packed” (including tray packed, cell packed, and similarly packed apples) means that all fruit in a container is packed in regular, compact, diagonal arrangement, and in such a manner that it will not move in a lidded container.

“Wrapped” means individual apples are completely enclosed by a wrapper.

Apples in containers labeled with the term “gift pack” shall conform to the Extra Fancy grade, except that russeting on Pippin varieties shall only be considered damage if it is appreciable damage as in Section 1400.16(c).

Tolerances for apples are determined as follows: (a) 10 percent, by count, for a combination of defects in any lot, not to exceed 5 percent for one cause in any lot. When applying defect tolerances to the combination grade, they shall apply only to Fancy grade. (b) In addition, 5…

In addition to the basic marking requirements of Section 1359, the following markings are required: (a) Master containers: (1) The name of the variety or varieties; and (2) Grade designation. (b) Consumer packages: (1) Grade designation. (c) Nonconsumer packages: (1) Grade design…

Out-of-state owners or operators of controlled atmosphere rooms or storage facilities, and out-of-state packers or repackers of apples represented as having been exposed to controlled atmosphere, who market these apples in California, shall register with the director in the same …

(a) Standard Tests. The commissioner shall consider apples properly matured if each variety listed in Column A at least complies with the standard maturity tests specified in Column B or the alternative sliding scale application of these tests as provided in subsection (b) below:…

Not more than 10 percent, by count, of the apricots in any one container or bulk lot may be below the requirements which are prescribed by this article, but not to exceed one-half of this tolerance shall be allowed for any one cause.

In addition to the basic marking requirements of section 1359, every nonconsumer container of apricots shall be clearly and conspicuously marked with the following information: (a) The row count, or count, if the apricots are packed in any style container. (b) When apricots are l…

All loose apricots, when in containers marked with one of the size designations stated in column A of the table below, shall meet the weight requirements specified for that size designation shown in the table. The apricots shall be uniform in size and not more than 5 percent, by …

Asparagus which is classified according to the following size designations shall comply with the corresponding individual stalk size requirements: (a) “Colossal” means stalks which are not less than 16/16 inch in diameter. (b) “Jumbo” means stalks which are not less than 13/16 in…

In addition to the basic marking requirements required by Section 1359, every nonconsumer container of asparagus shall be clearly and conspicuously marked with one of the size designations defined in Section 1406.13.

Avocados which are intended to be used solely for by-product use shall not be deemed “prepared for market” within the meaning of section 44971 of the Food and Agricultural Code. The enforcing inspector shall issue a permit or serve a disposal order upon the owner or person that h…

Asparagus stalks shall not have more than 1 ½ inches of white color, beginning from the cut end of the stalk. However, 20 percent of the stalks in any bunch or container may have more than 1 ½ inches of white, provided that not more than 5 percent of this amount exceeds 3 inches …

Avocados shall be mature at time of picking and at all times thereafter. Mature means that the percent dry matter of the edible portion of an avocado sample is not less than the percent established below for the respective varieties, as applicable on the date of testing. The perc…

The director may issue formal directives to modify the minimum maturity standards set forth in Section 1408.6. However, such directive may only be issued after the director determines that a need exists to modify the standards. Modification shall only be made when: (1) experience…

When the director is satisfied that all fruit of a given size of a specified variety meet the maturity standards, the director may by order release all such fruit for harvesting.

Italian sprouting broccoli shall be free from the following defects: (a) Mold, decay, and worm or other insect injury. (b) Serious damage which is due to overmaturity or other causes.

(a) Damage is serious due to overmaturity if more than three of the flower buds on one stalk are opened to the extent that the normal flower color is readily visible. (b) Damage due to other causes is serious when any cause wastes 10 percent, or more, by volume, of any one stalk.

Curds shall be measured across the center face of the curd at the widest dimension, not including wrapper leaves.

Cauliflower packed in any container shall be properly trimmed. As used in this section, “properly trimmed” means the number of jacked leaves is limited to those necessary to protect the head of the cauliflower.

“Stalks” means the individual celery plant.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), heads or curds of cauliflower when wrapped shall be individually wrapped and fairly tightly packed in containers 46D, 46E, or 46F and contain one of the standard pack and counts of the designated size and diameter: Standard pack and count…

Serious damage means injury which is due to any of the following: (a) Blackheart, which is decayed or wet, and which affects one or more branches composing the heart of the stalk. (b) Insects, if more than four branches are each damaged by more than an aggregate area of one squar…

“Closed” or “lidded,” as applied to containers of celery, means: (a) In the case of any fiberboard container, that the opening is completely covered, except for necessary ventilation openings, or gaps, with material of similar quality and strength to the adjoining portion of the …

The container requirements of this group do not apply to any of the following: (a) Celery which is in a retail establishment in the possession of a retailer for the purpose of resale directly to consumers, or celery which is sold by a producer that is regularly engaged in the pro…

Celery which is packed in any container shall be so tightly packed that it is not possible without damaging or injuring the celery to place additional stalks in the container.

Every container of row-packed cherries shall be marked with the number of rows of cherries which are packed laterally across the end of the container, directly followed by the word “row” or “rows” or the letter “R” in like size letters. No row size marking is, however, permitted …

Every nonconsumer container of loose cherries shall be clearly and conspicuously marked with one of the following: (a) The row size, as determined by the “standard cherry row sizer” approved by the department, followed by the term “row size.” No row size marking is permitted for …

The official sample to determine size and quality shall be 50 cherries taken at random from each of the containers selected by the methods outlined under Section 1370.8. Each container sample of 50 cherries shall be checked separately.

Container number 12A shall be standard for cherries only when packed by the “face and fill” method. Container number 12C shall be standard for cherries only when one outside end of the container is clearly and conspicuously marked with the net weight which may not exceed 18 pound…

The regular tolerance of 10 percent of cherries failing to meet the standards in Section 1428.6 with a limitation of 5 percent for any one of such requirements applies to maturity also. Other defects permitting, 5 percent of the cherries could be immature without restriction. The…

In addition to the basic marking requirements of Section 1359, every nonconsumer type container of cherries shall be clearly and conspicuously marked with the following information: The name of the variety or “Sweet Cherries.”

Citrus packed or placed loose in nonconsumer container numbers 58, 59, 60, 63, 65, 66, 67, 68, or 69 shall be uniform in size. (a) None of the fruit in any container of oranges, lemons, grapefruit, minneolas, or Royal Mandarins may be more than 15 percent larger or smaller than t…

An assessment shall be collected to fund a Navel and Valencia orange, lemon, and mandarin citrus inspection program, a crop estimating service, and a statewide acreage survey. (a) The assessment shall be paid by producers of Navel and Valencia oranges, lemons, and mandarin citrus…

Sections 1430.14, 1430.27, 1430.28, and 1430.50, relating to standard containers, do not apply to any of the following: (a) Citrus for charitable purposes, unemployment relief, or for use by the United States Government or its agencies for relief distribution. (b) Tangerines or m…

(a) When citrus is held under a noncompliance notice and a reinspection is requested, all costs incurred shall be paid by the person requesting the reinspection. The money, in the amount equal to the estimated cost, shall be deposited with the director or his representative. The …

Grapefruit shall be mature. Grapefruit, except grapefruit which are produced in the desert areas or in other states under climatic conditions similar to those prevailing in the desert areas, are not mature unless they meet both of the following requirements: (a) At the time of pi…

A permittee under Section 1430 or Section 1430.1 shall, upon request of any enforcement officer, furnish such evidence as may reasonably be required as proof that the citrus fruits have been disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this article and the terms of the permit…

Grapefruit shall be free from serious damage, except as provided in Section 1430.25, due to: (a) Freezing or drying, if 20 percent or more of the pulp or edible portion shows evidence of a drying or mushy condition. (b) Bruising, if 20 percent or more of the pulp or edible portio…

(a) The grapefruit in any container or bulk lot meet the requirements of Section 1430.7 and Section 1430.23 if not over 10 percent, by count, of the individual grapefruit in such container or bulk lot are below such standards, provided not over 5 percent, by count, of the grapefr…

The count of grapefruit which are packed in standard container number 59, 65, or 66 and the number which is marked on the container as required in Section 1430.13 shall be one of the numbers tabulated in Column A, or Column B below, and the average minimum diameter which is marke…

Lemons shall be free from serious damage, except as provided in Section 1430.31, due to: (a) Freezing, drying, or sunburn, if 20 percent or more of the pulp or edible portion shows evidence of drying or a mushy condition. (b) Internal decline, if the core shows gumming for its en…

(a) Not more than 5 percent, by count, of the lemons in any container or bulk lot may fail to meet the requirements of Section 1430.30(a) and (b) because of damage by internal decline, sunburn, or drying for any cause except freezing. (b) Not more than 10 percent, by count, of th…

The count of lemons which are packed in standard container number 58, 65, 66, or 67 and the number which is marked on the container as required in Section 1430.13 shall be one of the numbers tabulated in Column A, below, and the average minimum diameter which is marked on the con…

(a) Not more than 10 percent, by count, of the limes in any container or bulk lot may fail to meet the requirements of Section 1430.7. Not more than 5 percent shall be allowed for any one cause. (b) Not more than 15 percent, by count, of the limes in any container or bulk lot may…

This section states the methods of juice extraction and procedures to be used in the soluble solids to acid ratio test and California Standard Scale for maturity testing. (a) Navel oranges. A citrus press as outlined in (c), below, shall be the only method of extracting juice to …

The ratio of soluble solids to acid in the Valencia juice shall be determined by the analysis of a random sample from each lot of Valencia oranges consisting of not less than 30 fruit. When Valencia oranges are segregated by size as provided in Section 1430.45, each such size sha…