The following lists the terms and describes the degrees of
uniform sizing required of pears packed in containers. Packing shall conform to
industry practices.
(1) A ten percent
tolerance for all defects from the standards for uniformity of size, wrapping,
and tightness of pack is allowed. To compute the tolerance, the pears
considered below standard must be counted, weighed, or measured.
(2)
Uniform: The container must
not contain more than two sizes of pears, and the majority of the pears must be
the size that is marked on the container.
(3)
Fairly uniform: The
container contains a range of three sizes or less, and pears are one size
larger and/or one size smaller than the size marked on the container.
(4)
Slightly irregular: No more
than ten percent of the pears in the container can exceed the three-size range
"fairly uniform" requirement in subsection (3) of this section.
(5)
Irregular:
(a) More than ten percent of the pears in the
container exceed the three-size range mentioned in the fairly uniform
requirement.
(b) Packages
describing the content size as "irregular" do not comply with Washington state
grading and packing regulations and cannot be legally shipped in Washington
state.
(6)
Standard carton packs:
(a) Except
when jumbled, all packed pears must be arranged in clean cartons according to
industry approved and recognized methods.
(b) Pears in standard carton packs must be
tightly packed and all packages must be well filled.
(c) Each wrapped pear must be well
wrapped.
(7)
Tray
packs:
(a) All pears packed in tray
pack containers must be uniformly sized and arranged according to the approved
method for the tray pack.
(b) Pears
packed in trays must be properly sized to minimize movement.
(c) Tray packs must be packed with the same
size and count of fruit as listed on the container.
