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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: September 2, 2024) |
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5. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
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5G. Division of Fruit and Vegetables |
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5G-3. Florida Uniform Standards For Grades Of Florida Grown Fresh Tomatoes |
1(1) The size of tomatoes packed in any type container, when specified according to the size designations set forth in Table I, shall be within the ranges of diameters specified for the respective designations.
35TABLE I
37Inches
38Millimeters
39Minimum
40Maximum
41Minimum
42Maximum
43Size Designation
45Diameter462
47Diameter483
49Diameter502
51Diameter523
53Extra Small
551 28/32
572 4/32
5948
6054
61Small
622 3/32
642 9/32
6653
6758
68Medium
692 7/32
712 17/32
7356
7464
75Large
762 15/32
782 28/32
8063
8173
82Extra Large
842 26/32
86–
8771
88–
892 90Will not pass through a round opening of the designated diameter when tomato is placed with the greatest transverse diameter across the opening.
1133 114Will pass through a round opening of the designated diameter in any position.
127(2) In determining compliance with the size designations the measurement for minimum diameter shall be the largest diameter of the tomato measured at right angles to a line from the stem end to the blossom end. The measurement for maximum diameter shall be the smallest dimension of the tomato determined by passing the tomato through a round opening in any position.
188(3) In lieu of specifying size according to the above size designations, the size of tomatoes in any type container may be specified in terms of minimum diameter or of minimum and maximum diameters expressed in whole inches and not less than thirty-second inch fractions thereof or millimeters, in accordance with the facts. For tolerances see subsection 2455G-3.005(5), 246F.A.C.
247Rulemaking Authority 570.56 FS., Chapter 80-12, Laws of Florida. Law Implemented 570.56 FS., Chapter 80-12, Laws of Florida. History–New 8-17-80, Formerly 5G-3.03.
