California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 3 - Economics
Chapter 1 - Fruit and Vegetable Standardization
Subchapter 4 - Fresh Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables
Article 30 - Nectarines
Section 1446.9 - Nectarines, Size Variation and Tolerance, and Size Description Requirements

Universal Citation: 3 CA Code of Regs 1446.9

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Packed nectarines shall not vary in size between the fruits in any container more than 3/8 inch in diameter when measured through the widest portion of the cross section of the fruit.

(b) Size variation shall not exceed 5 percent, by count, in any container.

(c) Nectarines in volume-filled nonconsumer containers marked with one of the size descriptions established below in Column A shall comply with the corresponding requirement in Column B:

Column A Size Description Column B Maximum Number of Fruit in a 16 lb Sample
118 112
112 105
108 100
96 90
88 84
84 78
80 75
72 68
70 63
64 57
60 53
56 48
54 45
50 42
48 41
44 36
42 34
40 32
36 29
34 27
32 25
30 23

For sizes smaller than 118 size, the maximum number of nectarines in a 16-pound sample shall be equal to the number of nectarines that would be packed in the corresponding tray-pack size. For example, a 130 tray-pack size would have a maximum of 130 nectarines in a 16-pound sample.

(d) Peento type nectarines in volume-filled nonconsumer containers marked with one of the size descriptions established below in Column A shall comply with the corresponding requirement in Column B:

Column A Size Description Column B Maximum Number of Fruit in a 16 lb Sample
80 140
72 128
70 111
64 99
60 93
56 87
54 80
50 77
48 74
44 70
42 68
40 59
36 53
34 50
32 39
30 32

For sizes smaller than 80, no weight/count has been assigned, and are exempt from this Section.

1. Renumbering from Section 1443.4 filed 1-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 4).
2. Amendment filed 5-4-84; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 84, No. 18).
3. Amendment of section heading and new subsection (c) filed 7-14-2000; operative 8-13-2000 (Register 2000, No. 28).
4. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 4-15-2005; operative 4-15-2005 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2005, No. 15).
5. New subsection (d) filed 3-27-2007; operative 4-26-2007 (Register 2007, No. 13).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 42682, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 42941, Food and Agricultural Code.

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