California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 3 - Economics
Chapter 1 - Fruit and Vegetable Standardization
Subchapter 1 - Canning Tomatoes
Section 1333 - Certification of Non-Rejectable Categories
Universal Citation: 3 CA Code of Regs 1333
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Limited Use. A tomato is scoreable as "limited use" and the percentage recorded on the certificate, if:
(1) It has a soft
watery condition with more than 25 percent of the skin separated from the
underlying flesh; or
(2) More than
50 percent of the tomato is soft and mushy; or
(3) The fruit is broken to the extent the
seed locules are visible.
(b) Seed Sprouts. A tomato is scoreable, and so indicated in the check box, when seed sprouts are present in most of the cells or a single sprout exceeds 5/16 inch (.8 centimeters) in length in any cell.
1. Editorial correction of NOTE (Register 82, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 40761, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 40531, 40781, 40811, 40961 and 41005, Food and Agricultural Code.
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