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This standard applies to apples of varieties (cultivars) grown from Malus domestica Borkh ., to be supplied fresh to the consumer, apples for industrial processing being excluded.
The purpose of the standard is to define the quality requirements of apples, after preparation and packaging.
In all classes, subject to the special provisions for each class and the tolerances allowed, apples must be:
intact,
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 from pests,
practically free from damage caused by pests,
free of abnormal external moisture,
free of any foreign smell and/or taste.
In addition, they must have been carefully picked.
The development and condition of the apples must be such as to enable them:
to continue their maturing process and to reach the degree of maturity required in relation to the varietal characteristics (1) (2) ,
to withstand transport and handling, and
to arrive in satisfactory condition at the place of destination.
Apples are classified in three classes defined below.
Apples in this class must be of superior quality. In shape, size and colouring, they must be characteristic of the variety (3) and with the stalk which must be intact.
The flesh must be perfectly sound.
They must be free from defects with the exception of very slight superficial defects provided these do not affect the general appearance of the produce, the quality, the keeping quality and presentation in the package.
Apples in this class must be of good quality. In shape, size and colouring, they must be characteristic of the variety (3) .
The flesh must be perfectly sound.
The following slight defects, however, may be allowed provided these do not affect the general appearance of the produce, the quality, the keeping quality and presentation in the package:
a slight defect in shape,
a slight defect in development,
a slight defect in colouring,
slight skin defects which must not extend over more than:
2 cm in length for defects of elongated shape,
1 cm 2 of total surface area for other defects, with the exception of scab ( Venturia inaequalis ), which must not extend over more than 0,25 cm 2 of total surface area,
slight bruising not exceeding 1 cm 2 of total surface area and not discoloured.
The stalk may be missing, provided the break is clean and the adjacent skin is not damaged.
This class includes apples which do not qualify for inclusion in the higher classes but satisfy the minimum requirements specified above (3) .
The flesh must be free from major defects.
The following defects are allowed provided the fruit retains its essential characteristics as regards the quality, the keeping quality and presentation:
defects in shape,
defects in development,
defects in colouring,
skin defects which must not extend over more than:
4 cm in length for defects of elongated shape,
2,5 cm 2 of total surface area for other defects, with the exception of scab ( Venturia inaequalis ), which must not extend over more than 1 cm 2 of total surface area,
slight bruising not exceeding 1,5 cm 2 of total surface area which may be slightly discoloured.
Size is determined either by the maximum diameter of the equatorial section or by weight.
For all varieties and for all classes the minimum size is 60 mm, if measured by diameter or 90 g, if measured by weight. Fruit of smaller sizes may be accepted, if the Brix level of the produce is greater than or equal to 10,5 ° Brix and the size is not smaller than 50 mm or 70 g.
To ensure there is uniformity of size within the package:
for fruit sized according to the diameter, the difference in diameter between fruit in the same package shall be limited to:
5 mm for ‘ Extra ’ Class fruit and for Classes I and II fruit packed in rows and layers. However, for apples of the varieties Bramley's Seedling (Bramley, Triomphe de Kiel) and Horneburger, the difference in diameter may amount to 10 mm, and
10 mm for Class I fruit packed loose in the package or sales packages. However, for apples of the varieties Bramley's Seedling (Bramley, Triomphe de Kiel) and Horneburger, the difference in diameter may amount to 20 mm, or
for fruit sized according to weight, the difference in weight between fruit in the same package shall be limited to:
20 % of the average individual fruit weight in the package for ‘ Extra ’ Class fruit and for Classes I and II fruit packed in rows and layers, and
25 % of the average individual fruit weight in the package for Class I fruit packed loose in the package or in consumer packages.
There is no sizing uniformity requirement for Class II fruit packed loose in the package or in consumer packages.
Tolerances in respect of quality and size shall be allowed in each package for produce not satisfying the requirements of the class indicated.
5 % by number or weight of apples not satisfying the requirements of the class, but meeting those of Class I or, exceptionally, coming within the tolerances of that class.
10 % by number or weight of apples not satisfying the requirements of the class, but meeting those of Class II, or exceptionally, coming within the tolerances of that class.
10 % by number or weight of apples satisfying neither the requirements of the class nor the minimum requirements, with the exception of produce affected by rotting or any other deterioration rendering it unfit for consumption.
Within this tolerance, a maximum of 2 % number or weight of fruit is allowed which shows the following defects:
serious attacks of cork (bitter pit) or water-core,
slight damage or unhealed cracks,
very slight traces of rot,
presence of internal feeding pests and/or damage to the flesh caused by pests.
For all classes:
For all classes: a total tolerance of 10 per cent, by number or weight, of fruit not satisfying the requirements as regards sizing is allowed. This tolerance may not be extended to include produce with a size:
5 mm or more below the minimum diameter when size is determined by diameter,
10 g or more below the minimum weight when size is determined by weight.
The contents of each package must be uniform and contain only apples of the same origin, variety, quality and size (if sized) and the same degree of ripeness.
In the case of the ‘ Extra ’ class, uniformity also applies to colouring.
Sales packages of a net weight not exceeding 5 kg may contain mixtures of apples of different varieties, provided they are uniform in quality and, for each variety concerned, in origin, size (if sized) and degree of ripeness.
The visible part of the contents of the package must be representative of the entire contents.
The apples must be packed in such a way as to protect the produce properly. In particular, sales packages of a net weight exceeding 3 kg shall be sufficiently rigid to ensure proper protection of the produce.
The materials used inside the package must be new, clean and of a quality such as to avoid causing any external or internal damage to the produce. The use of materials, particularly of paper or stamps bearing trade specifications is allowed provided the printing or labelling has been done with non-toxic ink or glue.
Packages must be free of all foreign matter.
Stickers individually affixed on product shall be such as, when removed, neither to leave visible traces of glue, nor to lead to skin defects.
For ‘ Extra ’ class, fruit must be packed in layers.
Each package must bear the following particulars, in letters grouped on the same side, legibly and indelibly marked, and visible from the outside.
The name and the address of the packer and/or the dispatcher
This mention may be replaced:
for all packages with the exception of pre-packages, by the officially issued or accepted code mark representing the packer and/or the dispatcher, indicated in close connection with the reference ‘ Packer and/or Dispatcher ’ (or equivalent abbreviations);
for pre-packages only, by the name and the address of a seller established within the Community indicated in close connection with the mention ‘ Packed for: ’ or an equivalent mention. In this case, the labelling shall also include a code representing the packer and/or the dispatcher. The seller shall give all information deemed necessary by the inspection body as to the meaning of this code.
‘ Apples ’ if the contents are not visible from the outside
Name of the variety or varieties where appropriate.
In the case of sales packages containing a mixture of apples of different varieties, names of each of the different varieties in the package.
Country of origin and, optionally, district where grown, or national, regional or local place name
In the case of sales packages containing a mixture of varieties of apples of different origins, the indication of each country of origin shall appear next to the name of the variety concerned.
Class
Size or, for fruit packed in layers, number of units.
If identification is by the size, this should be expressed:
for produce subject to the uniformity rules, as minimum and maximum diameters or minimum and maximum weight;
for produce not subject to the uniformity rules, the diameter or the weight of the smallest fruit in the package followed by ‘ and over ’ or ‘ + ’ or equivalent denomination or, where applicable, followed by the diameter or weight of the largest fruit.
Packages need not to bear the particulars mentioned in the first subparagraph, when they contain sales packages, clearly visible from the outside, and all bearing these particulars. These packages shall be free from any indications such as could mislead. When these packages are palletised, the particulars shall be given on a notice placed in an obvious position on at least two sides of the pallet.
| Colouring group | A (Red varieties) | B (Mixed red colouring varieties) | C (Striped slightly coloured varieties) | D (Other varieties) |
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| Total surface area of red colouring characteristic of the variety | Total surface area of mixed red colouring characteristic of the variety | Total surface area of slightly red coloured, blushed or striped characteristic of the variety | ||
| Extra class | 3/4 | 1/2 | 1/3 | No requirement as to red colouring |
| Class I | 1/2 | 1/3 | 1/10 | |
| Class II | 1/4 | 1/10 | — |
Group R : Varieties for which russeting is a characteristic of the skin and is not a defect if it corresponds to the typical appearance of the variety.
For varieties not marked with an ‘ R ’ in the list below, russeting is allowed within the following limits:
| ‘Extra’ class | Class I | Class II | Tolerance for Class II | |
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| (i) Brown patches |
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| 1/20 | 1/3 |
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Fruits of varieties that are not part of the list must be graded according to their varietal characteristics.
| a At least 20 % red in Class I and Class II. | |||
| b However, for the variety Jonagold, at least one-tenth surface of the fruit in Class II must be streaked with red colouring.] | |||
| Varieties | Synonyms | Colour group | Russeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| African Red | B | ||
| Akane | Tohoku 3 | B | |
| Alborz Seedling | C | ||
| Aldas | B | ||
| Alice | B | ||
| Alkmene | Early Windsor | C | |
| Alwa | B | ||
| Angold | C | ||
| Apollo | Beauty of Blackmoor | C | |
| Arkcharm | Arkansas No 18, A 18 | C | |
| Arlet | B | R | |
| Aroma | C | ||
| Red coloured mutants of Aroma, for example Aroma Amorosa | B | ||
| Auksis | B | ||
| Belfort | Pella | B | |
| Belle de Boskoop and mutants | D | R | |
| Belle fleur double | D | ||
| Berlepsch | Freiherr von Berlepsch | C | |
| Berlepsch rouge | Red Berlepsch, Roter Berlepsch | B | |
| Blushed Golden | |||
| Bohemia | B | ||
| Boskoop rouge | Red Boskoop, Roter Boskoop | B | R |
| Braeburn | B | ||
| Red coloured mutants of Braeburn, for example: | A | ||
| Hidala | |||
| Joburn | |||
| Lochbuie Red Braeburn | |||
| Mahana Red | |||
| Mariri Red | |||
| Redfield | |||
| Royal Braeburn | |||
| Bramley's Seedling | Bramley, Triomphe de Kiel | D | |
| Brettacher Sämling | D | ||
| Calville (group of …) | D | ||
| Cardinal | B | ||
| Carola | Kalco | C | |
| Caudle | B | ||
| Charden | D | ||
| Charles Ross | D | ||
| Civni | B | ||
| Coromandel Red | Corodel | A | |
| Cortland | B | ||
| Cox's orange pippin and mutants | Cox Orange | C | R |
| Red coloured mutants of Cox's Orange Pippin for example: | B | R | |
| Cherry Cox | |||
| Crimson Bramley | D | ||
| Cripps Pink | C | ||
| Cripps Red | C a | ||
| Dalinbel | B | ||
| Delblush | D | ||
| Delcorf and mutants, for example: Dalili Monidel | C | ||
| Delgollune | B | ||
| Delicious ordinaire | Ordinary Delicious | B | |
| Deljeni | D | ||
| Delikates | B | ||
| Delor | C | ||
| Discovery | C | ||
| Dunn's Seedling | D | R | |
| Dykmanns Zoet | C | ||
| Egremont Russet | D | R | |
| Elan | D | ||
| Elise | Red Delight | A | |
| Ellison's orange | Ellison | C | |
| Elstar and mutants, for example: | C | ||
| Daliter | |||
| Elshof | |||
| Elstar Armhold | |||
| Elstar Reinhardt | |||
| Red coloured mutants of Elstar, for example: | B | ||
| Bel-El | |||
| Daliest | |||
| Goedhof | |||
| Red Elstar | |||
| Valstar | |||
| Empire | A | ||
| Falstaff | C | ||
| Fiesta | Red Pippin | C | |
| Florina | B | ||
| Fortune | D | R | |
| Fuji and mutants | B | ||
| Gala | C | ||
| Red coloured mutants of Gala, for example: | A | ||
| Annaglo | |||
| Baigent | |||
| Galaxy | |||
| Mitchgla | |||
| Obrogala | |||
| Regala | |||
| Regal Prince | |||
| Tenroy | |||
| Garcia | D | ||
| Gloster | B | ||
| Goldbohemia | D | ||
| Golden Delicious and mutants | D | ||
| Golden Russet | D | R | |
| Goldrush | Coop 38 | D | |
| Goldstar | D | ||
| Gradigold | D | ||
| Granny Smith | D | ||
| Gravenstein rouge | Red Gravenstein, Roter Gravensteiner | B | |
| Gravensteiner | Gravenstein | D | |
| Greensleeves | D | ||
| Holsteiner Cox and mutants | Holstein | D | R |
| Holstein rouge | Red Holstein, Roter Holsteiner Cox | C | R |
| Honeycrisp | C | ||
| Honeygold | D | ||
| Horneburger | D | ||
| Howgate Wonder | Manga | D | |
| Idared | B | ||
| Ingrid Marie | B | R | |
| Isbranica | Izbranica | C | |
| Jacob Fisher | D | ||
| Jacques Lebel | D | ||
| Jamba | C | ||
| James Grieve and mutants | D | ||
| James Grieve rouge | Red James Grieve | B | |
| Jarka | C | ||
| Jerseymac | B | ||
| Jester | D | ||
| Jonagold b and mutants, for example: | C | ||
| Crowngold | |||
| Daligo | |||
| Daliguy | Jonasty | ||
| Dalijean | Jonamel | ||
| Jonagold 2000 | Excel | ||
| Jonabel | |||
| Jonabres | |||
| King Jonagold | |||
| New Jonagold | Fukushima | ||
| Novajo | Veulemanns | ||
| Schneica | |||
| Wilmuta | |||
| Jonagored and mutants, for example: | A | ||
| Decosta | |||
| Jomured | Van de Poel | ||
| Jonagold Boerekamp | |||
| Jomar | |||
| Jonagored Supra | |||
| Jonaveld | |||
| Primo | |||
| Romagold | Surkijn | ||
| Rubinstar | |||
| Red Jonaprince | |||
| Jonalord | C | ||
| Jonathan | B | ||
| Julia | B | ||
| Jupiter | D | ||
| Karmijn de Sonnaville | C | R | |
| Katy | Katja | B | |
| Kent | D | R | |
| Kidd's orange red | C | R | |
| Kim | B | ||
| Koit | C | ||
| Krameri Tuvioun | B | ||
| Kukikovskoje | B | ||
| Lady Williams | B | ||
| Lane's Prince Albert | D | ||
| Laxton's Superb | Laxtons Superb | C | R |
| Ligol | B | ||
| Lobo | B | ||
| Lodel | A | ||
| Lord Lambourne | C | ||
| Maigold | B | ||
| Mc Intosh | B | ||
| Meelis | B | ||
| Melba | B | ||
| Melodie | B | ||
| Melrose | C | ||
| Meridian | C | ||
| Moonglo | C | ||
| Morgenduft | Imperatore | B | |
| Mountain Cove | D | ||
| Mutsu | D | ||
| Normanda | C | ||
| Nueva Europa | C | ||
| Nueva Orleans | B | ||
| Odin | B | ||
| Ontario | B | ||
| Orlovskoje Polosatoje | C | ||
| Ozark Gold | D | ||
| Paula Red | B | ||
| Pero de Cirio | D | ||
| Piglos | B | ||
| Pikant | B | ||
| Pikkolo | C | ||
| Pilot | C | ||
| Pimona | C | ||
| Pinova | C | ||
| Pirella | B | ||
| Piros | C | ||
| Rafzubex | A | ||
| Rafzubin | C | ||
| Rajka | B | ||
| Rambour d'hiver | D | ||
| Rambour Franc | B | ||
| Reanda | B | ||
| Rebella | C | ||
| Red Delicious and mutants, for example: | A | ||
| Campsur | |||
| Erovan | |||
| Evasni | |||
| Flatrar | |||
| Fortuna Delicious | |||
| Otago | |||
| Red King | |||
| Red Spur | |||
| Red York | |||
| Richared | |||
| Royal Red | |||
| Sandidge | |||
| Shotwell Delicious | |||
| Stark Delicious | |||
| Starking | |||
| Starkrimson | |||
| Starkspur | |||
| Topred | |||
| Trumdor | |||
| Well Spur | |||
| Red Dougherty | A | ||
| Red Rome | A | ||
| Redkroft | A | ||
| Regal | A | ||
| Regina | B | ||
| Reglindis | C | ||
| Reine des Reinettes | Goldparmäne, Gold Parmoné | C | |
| Reineta Encarnada | B | ||
| Reinette Rouge du Canada | B | ||
| Reinette d'Orléans | D | ||
| Reinette Blanche du Canada | Reinette du Canada, Canada Blanc, Kanadarenette, Renetta del Canada | D | R |
| Reinette de France | D | ||
| Reinette de Landsberg | D | ||
| Reinette grise du Canada | Graue Kanadarenette | D | R |
| Relinda | C | ||
| Remo | B | ||
| Renora | B | ||
| Resi | B | ||
| Resista | D | ||
| Retina | B | ||
| Rewena | B | ||
| Roja de Benejama | Verruga, Roja del Valle, Clavelina | A | |
| Rome Beauty | Belle de Rome, Rome | B | |
| Rosana | Berner Rosenapfel | B | |
| Royal Beaut | A | ||
| Rubin | C | ||
| Rubinola | B | ||
| Sciearly | A | ||
| Scifresh | B | ||
| Sciglo | A | ||
| Sciray | GS48 | A | |
| Scired | A | R | |
| Sciros | A | ||
| Selena | B | ||
| Shampion | B | ||
| Sidrunkollane Talioun | D | ||
| Sinap Orlovskij | Orlovski Sinap | D | |
| Snygold | Earlygold | D | |
| Sommerregent | C | ||
| Spartan | A | ||
| Splendour | A | ||
| St. Edmunds Pippin | D | R | |
| Stark's Earliest | C | ||
| Štaris | Staris | A | |
| Sturmer Pippin | D | R | |
| Sügisdessert | C | ||
| Sügisjoonik | C | ||
| Summerred | B | ||
| Sunrise | A | ||
| Sunset | D | R | |
| Suntan | D | R | |
| Sweet Caroline | C | ||
| Talvenauding | B | ||
| Tellisaare | B | ||
| Tiina | B | ||
| Topaz | B | ||
| Tydeman's Early Worcester | Tydeman's Early | B | |
| Veteran | B | ||
| Vista Bella | Bellavista | B | |
| Wealthy | B | ||
| Worcester Pearmain | B | ||
| York | B | ||
| Zarja Alatau | Zarya Alatau | D | |
[F1Due to varietal characteristics of the Fuji variety and its mutants concerning maturity at harvest, radial watercore is permitted provided it is contained within the vascular bundles of each fruit.
To that end, they must show satisfactory soluble solids content and degree of firmness.
The criteria for colouring and russetting are given in the appendix to this standard, as well as a non-exhaustive list of the varieties concerned by each criteria.]
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