There are no requirements for diameter length, but size may be specified on the carton. If it is, the content shall be in conformity with the label and in accordance with the following:
The minimum or maximum diameter, or both, in terms of inches and quarter inches, may be specified for the lot as a whole or for a certain percentage, by weight, of the lot; for example: "2 inches minimum", or "50 percent 3 1/14 inches or larger", or "75 percent 2 1/2 inches or larger".
When a percentage of the broccoli in a lot is specified to be heads or of a certain diameter and larger, the lot must meet the size as specified except that a tolerance of 15 percentage points may be applied to individual samples.
Number of cartons in lot Number of cartons examined
0-400 | a minimum of 4 |
401-500 | a minimum of 5 |
501-600 | a minimum of 6 |
601-700 | a minimum of 7 |
701-800 | a minimum of 8 |
801-900 | a minimum of 9 |
901-1000 | a minimum of 10 |
Add 1 sample for each 100 cases or part thereof.
01-001 C.M.R. ch. 41, § 3