The regulations for carrots of the varieties (cultivars) grown of Daucus carota L., are as follows:
Quality standards
| (1) |
Subject to the regulations for Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 and Lowest Class carrots in subregulation 2 and the permissible deviations in subregulation 8, carrots shall — |
| (c) |
be clean and free from foreign matter, including soil; |
| (d) |
be free from Arthropoda infestation; |
| (e) |
be free from insect damage or damage caused by other organisms; |
| (f) |
be free from blemishes; |
| (h) |
be free from injuries; |
| (i) |
be free from bruises; |
| (j) |
be free from abnormal external moisture; |
| (k) |
not be running to seed; |
| (I) |
be free from foreign odours; |
| (m) |
be free from cold damage; |
| (n) |
be free from sun-scorch; |
| (o) |
be fresh and firm and show no sign of withering |
| (p) |
not be malformed or forked or have secondary roots; |
| (r) |
be free from any other factors that affect or may affect the quality of the carrots detrimentally; |
| (s) |
have fresh, green and sound foliage not longer than 50 mm: Provided that if topped, it must be evened off or cut off at the top of the root, without damaging it; |
| (t) |
be sound and attractive in appearance and have normal characteristics of the cultivar; and |
| (u) |
be of such development and condition as to enable them to withstand transport and handling. |
Classifications
| (a) |
Carrots classified as Class 1— |
| (i) |
shall be of a colour typical of the cultivar: Provided that the tops of the carrots may ; |
| (aa) |
have a purple or green discolouration of 10 mm in the case of carrots 80 mm and shorter; or |
| (bb) |
have a purple or green discolouration of 20 mm in the case of carrots longer than 80 mm; |
| (ii) |
may have one or more cracks which separately or collectively do not exceed— |
| (aa) |
10 mm in length and 2 mm in depth in the case of carrots 80 mm or shorter; and |
| (bb) |
20 mm in length and 2 mm in depth in the case of carrots longer than 80 mm. |
| (iii) |
may have slight defects in shape; and |
| (iv) |
the roots must be of fresh appearance. |
| (b) |
Carrots classified as Class 2 and Class 3 ; |
| (i) |
shall be of a colour typical of the cultivar: Provided that the tops of the carrots may ; |
| (aa) |
have a purple or green discolouration of 20 mm in the case of carrots 100 mm or shorter; or |
| (bb) |
have a purple or green discolouration of 30 mm in the case of carrots longer than 100 mm; and |
| (ii) |
may have one or more cracks which separately or collectively do not exceed 30 mm in length and 3 mm in depth; |
| (c) |
In the case of Lowest Class - unspecified. |
Packing and sorting requirements
| (3) |
Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 carrots may be packed ; |
| (b) |
with foliage: Provided that the foliage shall be fresh. |
| (4) |
Carrots shall be packed and sorted according to ; |
| (a) |
the diameter of the carrot measured at the stem; |
| (b) |
the mass of a carrot packed without foliage; or |
| (c) |
the length of the carrot in the case of miniature carrots. |
| (5) |
In the case of carrots, other than miniature, early carrots and small root varieties ; |
| (a) |
the minimum and maximum diameter for Class 1 carrots is 20 mm and 45 mm respectively; |
| (b) |
the maximum difference in diameter between the smallest and the largest Class 1 carrot in the same packing shall not exceed 20 mm; |
| (c) |
the minimum and maximum mass for Class 1 carrots is 50 g and 200 g respectively; |
| (d) |
the maximum difference in mass between the lightest and the heaviest Class 1 carrot in the same packing shall not exceed 150 g; |
| (e) |
carrots classified as Class 2 and Class 3 shall comply with the minimum packing and sorting requirements,and |
| (f) |
In the case of Lowest Class carrots - unspecified. |
| (6) |
In the case of early carrots and small root varieties— |
| (a) |
the minimum and maximum diameter of early carrots is 10 mm and 40 mm respectively; and |
| (b) |
the minimum and maximum mass of early carrots is 8 g and 150 g respectively. |
| (7) |
In the case of miniature carrots the carrot may not exceed 120 mm in length. |
Permissible deviations with regard to quality standards
| (a) |
Class 1 carrots may deviate from the quality standards for Class 1 by a maximum of 10% by mass or number in case of bunched carrots and an additional 10% by mass or number in case of bunched carrots may show a discolouration green or violet purple on the top: Provided that the carrots ; |
| (i) |
at least comply with the quality standards for Class 2; and |
| (ii) |
do not exceed the following individual limits: |
| - |
Arthropoda infestation: Degree as set out in regulation 4(4)(c); Part 1. |
| (b) |
Class 2 carrots may deviate from the quality standards for Class 2 by a maximum of 15% by mass and an additional 25% by mass broken carrots and carrots with broken tips are permissible: Provided that the carrots ; |
| (i ) |
do not exceed the following individual limits, excluding carrots that are broken or have tips that are broken off: |
| - |
Arthropoda infestation: Limit as set out in regulation 4(4)(c): Part 1. |
| (c) |
Class 3 carrots may deviate from the quality standards for Class 3 by 25% by mass and an additional 25% by mass of broken carrots are permissible: Provided that the carrots ; |
| (i) |
are not affected by decay; and |
| (ii) |
do not exceed the following individual limits, excluding carrots that are broken or have tips that are broken off: |
| - |
Arthropoda infestation: Limit as set out in regulation 4(4)(c): Part 1. |
| (d) |
In the case of Lowest Class- decay shall not not exceed 20% by mass or number. |
Permissible deviations with regard to packing and sorting requirements
| (9) |
Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3 carrots may deviate from the packing and sorting requirements set out in regulations (4) to (7), with 10%, 15% and 25% respectively by mass or number. |
Permissible deviations with regard to colour variations
| (10) |
Class 1 and Class 2 carrots may deviate from the colour variations requirements, set out in subregulations 1 and 2, with 20% and 25% respectively by mass or number. Class 3 and Lowest Class are unspecified. |
Marking requirements
| (11) |
Subject to the provisions of regulation 10(1): Part 1 each container in which Class 1, Class 2, Class 3 and Lowest Class carrots are packed, shall be marked with— |
| (a) |
the minimum and maximum diameter or mass per carrot, where applicable; |
| (b) |
the expressions "bunched carrots" or "carrots" and "early carrots" or "main-crop carrots", if the contents are not visible from the outside; |
| (c) |
the variety - optional; |
| (d) |
the number of bunches in the case of bunched carrots; and |
| (e) |
the expression "mini carrots" or "baby carrots" or other appropriate term for miniature produce, where appropriate: Provided that where several types of miniature produce are mixed in the same package, all products shall be mentioned. |
Statistics Act, 1999
