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 34 - Peaches
Section 1454.3 - Peaches, Standards

Universal Citation: 3 CA Code of Regs 1454.3

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

Fresh peaches shall be mature, but not overripe, and free from the following defects:

(a) Insect injury which has penetrated or damaged the flesh.

(b) Split pits which cause an unhealed crack or one or more healed cracks which, either singly or in the aggregate, are more than 1/2 inch in length.

(c) Mold, brown rot, and decay.

(d) Serious damage due to cuts, skin breaks, growth cracks, bruises, scab, rust, blight, disease, hail, or other causes.

Damage to any peach is serious when it causes a waste of 10 percent or more, by volume, of the individual peach.

1. New section 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).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 42684, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 42941, Food and Agricultural Code.

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