CODEX STAN 246-2005 Standard for Rambutan
1. DEFINITION OF PRODUCE
This Standard applies to commercial varieties and/or commercial types of rambutans grown from Nephelium lappaceum L., of the Sapindaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer, after preparation and packaging. Rambutans for industrial processing are excluded.
2. PROVISIONS CONCERNING QUALITY
2.1 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
In all classes, subject to the special provisions for each class and the tolerances allowed, the rambutans must be:
- whole;
- sound, produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make it unfit for consumption is excluded;
- clean, practically free of any visible foreign matter;
- practically free of pests and damage caused by them affecting the general appearance of the produce;
- free of abnormal external moisture, excluding condensation following removal from cold storage;
- free of any foreign smell and/or taste;
- fresh in appearance;
- free of damage caused by low and/or high temperatures.
