CODEX STAN 196-1995 Standard for Litchi
1. DEFINITION OF PRODUCE
This Standard applies to commercial varieties (cultivars) of litchis grown from Litchi chinensis Sonn.,of the Sapindaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer, after preparation and packaging. Litchis 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 litchis 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 affecting the general appearance of the produce;
- practically free of damage caused by pests;
- free of abnormal external moisture, excluding condensation following removal from cold storage;
- free of any foreign smell and/or taste1;
- free of damage and abrasion;
- practically free of brown markings.
