Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 1454.3

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

Section 1454.3 - Peaches, Standards

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.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1454.3

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.