CODEX STANDARD FOR APPLES-CODEX STAN 299-2010
1. DEFINITION OF PRODUCE
This Standard applies to fruits of commercial varieties (cultivars) of apples grown from Malus domestica Borkh, of the Rosaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer, after preparation and packaging. Apples 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 apples must be:
- whole, the stalk (stem) may be missing, provided the break is clean and the adjacent skin is not damaged;
- sound, produce affected by rotting or deterioration such as to make it unfit for consumption is excluded;
- firm;
- 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;
- free of damage caused by low and/or high temperatures;
- practically free of signs of dehydration.
