Code of Massachusetts Regulations
330 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Title 330 CMR 6.00 - Seeds, Apples,and Potatoes
Section 6.04 - Apples
Universal Citation: 330 MA Code of Regs 330.6
Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024
(1) Establishments of Official Grades. The Department adopts the United States Standards for Apples, established by the United States Department of Agriculture at 7 CFR 51.300 et seq., as the "Massachusetts Grades of Apples".
(2) Marking of Apples.
(a) Each package of
apples packed or repacked within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and intended
for sale within the Commonwealth shall be marked at the time of packaging with
the official grade designation applicable to the contents of the package as
identified in the "Massachusetts Grades of Apples". This identifying grademark
shall be preceded by the words "United States" or the letters "U.S".
(b) Specialty packages or mixed varieties of
apples of U.S. Fancy Grade or better shall list the varieties or use the term
"mixed varieties" in the grademark.
(c) All closed master cartons or other
packages closed by any means of fastening shall be labeled with the same
markings as on the packages within, and the number of packages in the
carton.
(3) Controlled Atmosphere Storage.
(a) No Person shall own or operate a
controlled atmosphere room or storage building in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts or package or repackage apples represented as exposed to
controlled atmosphere or modified atmosphere and intended for sale in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts unless registered with the Department and
assigned a registration number or registered with another state and assigned a
registration number pursuant to laws or regulations at least as stringent as
M.G.L. c. 94, § 109.
(b) Upon
receipt of a completed application, the Department may register an applicant
and assign a registration number preceded by the letters, "Mass. C.A.". Each
registration shall expire on July 31st following the
date of issuance.
(c) All
registrants, whether registered by the Department or by another state, shall:
1. clearly mark all containers or apples
represented as having been exposed to controlled atmosphere or modified
atmosphere with the Controlled Atmosphere number assigned by the
Department;
2. determine and record
the percentage of oxygen in the controlled or modified atmosphere storage room
daily; and
3. ensure that the
percentage of oxygen shall be reduced to 5% within 20 days of the date of
sealing the container.
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