Florida avocado grade, pack, and container marking regulation.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) No handler shall handle any variety of avocados grown in the production area unless: (1) Such avocados grade at least U.S. Combination, except that avocados handled to destinations within the production area grade at least U.S. No. 2. (2) Such avocados are in containers authorized under § 915.305, when handled to points outside the production area. (3) Such avocados are packed in accordance with standard pack, when handled in containers authorized under § 915.305. (4) Such avocados are in containers marked with a Federal-State Inspection Service lot stamp number, when handled in containers authorized under § 915.305: Provided, That when inspection occurs after palletization, only all exposed or outside containers of avocados must be plainly marked with the lot stamp number corresponding to the lot inspection conducted by an authorized inspector. (5) Such avocados are in containers marked with a Federal-State Inspection Service (FSIS) lot stamp number applied to an adhesive tape seal affixed to the container in a manner to prevent the container from being opened and/or the fruit being removed without breaking the seal, when handled in containers other than those authorized under § 915.305. The stamp and tape shall be affixed to the container by the FSIS or by the handler under the supervision of the FSIS. Only stamps and tape which have been approved by the Specialty Crops Inspection Division, Specialty Crops Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agri

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 915.306