Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 1454.16

Current through Register 2025 Notice Reg. No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section 1454.16 - Peaches, Size Variation and Tolerance, and Size Description Requirements

(a) Packed peaches 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) Peaches 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
108	108
96	96
88	92
84	83
80	77
72	69
70	65
64	58
60	53
56	48
54	46
50	43
48	41
44	37
42	34
40	32
36	29
34	28
32	25
30	23
28	21
26	20

For sizes smaller than 108 size, the maximum number of peaches in a 16-pound sample shall be equal to the number of peaches that would be packed in the corresponding tray-pack size. For example, a 130 tray-pack size would have a maximum of 130 peaches in a 16-pound sample.

(d) Peento type peaches 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.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1454.16

1. Renumbering from Section 14491.12 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.