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 7 - Apples
Section 1400.17 - Apples, "C" Grade
The "C" grade consists of properly matured but not overripe apples of one variety which are hand picked, virtually clean, and free from decay, soft scald, internal breakdown, visible watercore, and insect pests (except San Jose and similar scales). These apples shall be free from serious damage due to visible bitter pit, Jonathan spot, sunscald, sunspots, sunburn, spray burn, hail marks, frost injury, internal browning, bruises (except such bruises as are necessarily caused in proper sorting or packing), apple scab, insect pests, stem or calyx cracks, broken skin, scald (including storage scald), Jonathan freckle, and other diseases or defects.
1.
Amendment filed 8-6-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No.
32). For prior history, see Register 75, No. 4.
2. Editorial
correction of subsection (a) (Register 76, No. 47).
3. Amendment of
subsection (a) filed 8-25-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 78,
No. 34).
4. Renumbering and amendment of Section
1400.29 to Section 1400.17 and
renumbering and amendment of former Section 1400.17 to Section
1400.9 filed 6-5-81; effective
thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 23).
5. Editorial
correction (Register 81, No. 34).
6. Amendment filed 2-22-85;
effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 8).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 42684, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 42941, Food and Agricultural Code.
