CODEX STAN 254-2007 Standard for Certain Canned Citrus Fruits
1 SCOPE
This Standard applies to certain canned citrus fruits, as defined in Section 2 below, and offered for direct consumption, including for catering purposes or for repacking if required. It does not apply to the product when indicated as being intended for further processing.
2 DESCRIPTION
2.1 PRODUCT DEFINITION
Canned citrus fruit is the product:
(a) prepared from washed, sound and mature ripe grapefruit (Citrus paradise Macfadyen), mandarin oranges (Citrus reticulate Blanco, including all the suitable commercial varieties for canning), sweet orange varieties (Citrus sinensis (L.), Osbeck, including all the suitable commercial varieties for canning) or pummelo (Citrus Maxima Merr. or Citrus grandis (L.)).
(b) packed with water or other suitable liquid packing medium, sugars as defined in the Codex Standard for Sugars (CODEX STAN 212-1999), honey as defined in the Codex Standard for Honey (CODEX STAN 12-1981), suitable spices or flavouring ingredients appropriate to the product.
(c) processed by heat, in an appropriate manner, before or after being hermetically sealed in a container, so as to prevent spoilage. Before processing, the fruit shall have been properly washed and peeled and the membrane, seeds and core and fibre strands originating from albedo or core, shall have been substantially removed from the sections.
