CAC/RCP 6-1972 Code of Hygienic Practice for Tree Nuts
SECTION I - SCOPE
This code of practice applies specifically to almonds (Prunus amygdalus) and walnuts (Juglans spp.) but is generally applicable to all tree nuts, including filberts (hazel nuts) (Corylus spp.), pecans (Carya illinoensis), brazils (Bertholletia excelsa), cashews (Anacardium occidentale), chestnuts (Castanea spp.), macadamia nuts (Macadamia spp.), etc.
This code of practice is intended to provide basic hygienic requirements for orchards, farm processing (shelling and hulling), and/or commercial shelling or inshell operations. It covers all tree nuts and tree nut products, including the blanched, diced, ground, and similar products, but does not include products where tree nuts are a minor ingredient.
SECTION II - DEFINITIONS
Blows means inshell nuts which are unusually lightweight due to extensive damage from physiological fungous, insect, or other causes and which can be removed, for example, mechanically by air flow.
