CODEX STAN 255-2007 Standard for Table Grapes
1. DEFINITION OF PRODUCE
This Standard applies to commercial varieties (cultivars) of table grapes grown from Vitis vinifera L.,of the Vitaceae family, to be supplied fresh to the consumer, after preparation and packaging. Grapes 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 bunches and berries must be:
- 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;
- practically free of damage caused by low and/or high temperatures.
In addition, the berries must be:
- whole;
- well formed;
- normally developed.
Pigmentation due to sun is not a defect so long as this only affects the skin of the berries.
