International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables: Cucumbers - Normes Internationales Pour Les Fruits Et Legumes : Concombres

This set of standards is published within the framework of the activities of the Scheme for the Application of International Standards for Fruit and Vegetables set up by OECD in 1962. It comprises comments and illustrations to facilitate the common interpretation of standards in force and is therefore a valuable tool for both the Inspection Authorities and professional bodies responsible for the application of standards or interested in the international trade in these products. Cover......Page 1 Cucumbers / Concombres......Page 2 Foreword / Avant-propos......Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 5 TABLE DES MATIÈRES......Page 6 Cucumbers......Page 8 COMPARATIVE SUMMARY TABLE OF REQUIREMENTSLAID DOWN BY THE STANDARD......Page 9 I. DEFINITION OF PRODUCE......Page 16 II. PROVISIONS CONCERNING QUALITY......Page 17 III. PROVISIONS CONCERNING SIZING......Page 23 IV. PROVISIONS CONCERNING TOLERANCES......Page 24 V. PROVISIONS CONCERNING PRESENTATION......Page 26 VI. PROVISIONS CONCERNING MARKING......Page 27 Concombres......Page 30 TABLEAU COMPARATIF RESUME DES DISPOSITIONS DE LA NORME......Page 31 I. DEFINITION DU PRODUIT......Page 38 II. DISPOSITIONS CONCERNANT LA QUALITE......Page 39 III. DISPOSITIONS CONCERNANT LE CALIBRAGE......Page 45 IV. PROVISIONS CONCERNING TOLERANCES......Page 46 V. DISPOSITIONS CONCERNANT LA PRESENTATION......Page 48 VI. DISPOSITIONS CONCERNANT LE MARQUAGE......Page 49 Definition of produce......Page 52 Minimum requirement “intact”......Page 54 Minimum requirement “sound”......Page 55 Minimum requirement “clean”......Page 58 Minimum requirement “fresh in appearance and firm”......Page 60 Minimum requirement “sufficiently developed”......Page 61 “Extra” Class - Perfect cucumbers, well shaped and practically straight......Page 62 Diagram on how to measure the height of the arc......Page 63 Class I - Good quality cucumbers......Page 64 Class I “slight defect in shape”......Page 65 Class I “slight skin defects”......Page 66 Class II “defects in colouring”......Page 68 Class II “skin defects”......Page 69 Class II “Crooked cucumber”......Page 70 Presentation - Very careful presentation - “Extra” Class......Page 71 Presentation - Suitable presentation - Class II......Page 72 Marking - Example of marking on a label......Page 73 Marking - Example of marking printed on the package......Page 74 LIST OF THE COUNTRIES......Page 76 series INTERNATIONAL STANDARDISATION OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES......Page 77 Back......Page 84 Comparative Summary of Requirements Laid Down by the Standard I. Definition of Produce II. Provisions Conccerning Quality III. Provisions Concerning Sizing IV. Provisions Concerning Tolerances V. Provisions Concerning Presentation VI. Provisions Concerning Marking Annex: Photos