Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 20-13.0041 - Definition: Seedless and Low-Seeded
The following standards shall apply to tangerine and mandarin varieties only.
(1) Seedless: In order
to be marketed as a seedless tangerine or mandarin, the fruit shall have five
(5) seeds or less in a random sample of not less than twenty-five (25) pieces
of fruit sampled. Up to three (3) twenty-five (25) piece samples of fruit may
be averaged in order to meet the required seed count.
(2) Low-Seeded: In order to be marketed as a
low-seeded tangerine or mandarin, the citrus fruit shall have an average of two
(2) seeds or less per fruit in a random sample of not less than twenty-five
(25) pieces of fruit and no one piece of fruit in the twenty-five (25) fruit
sampled shall contain more than four (4) seeds. Up to three (3) twenty-five
(25) piece samples of fruit may be averaged in order to meet the required seed
average.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 601.10(7), 601.11, 601.9910(3) FS. Law Implemented 601.11, 601.9910(3) FS.
New 8-20-14.
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