HAR §4-41-61. Standards for Hawaii-grown tangerines

(a) As used in this section: "Acid" means grams of acid calculated as anhydrous citric acid per one hundred milliliter of juice, as determined by titration with sodium hydroxide solution using phenolphthalein as the indicator. "Clean" means free from dirt or other foreign material. "Damage" means any of the following specific defects, or an equally objectionable variation of any one of these defects, any other defect, or any combination of defects, which materially detracts from the appearance, or the edible or shipping quality of the tangerine: (1) Ammoniation, when not occurring as speck-type similar to melanose, provided no ammoniation §4-41- 41-132 shall be permitted which detracts from the appearance to a greater extent than the amount of discoloration or scars allowed in the grade; (2) Buckskin, when affecting appearance to a greater extent than the discoloration or scars allowed in the grade; (3) Creasing, when materially affecting appearance or shipping quality; (4) Discoloration, when more than ten per cent of the surface is affected; (5) Dryness or mushy condition, when all segments are affected to a depth of more than one- eighth inch at the stem end or the equivalent amount of affected flesh occurs in other portions of the fruit; (6) Green spots or oil spots, when affecting appearance to a greater extent than the discoloration or scars allowed in the grade; (7) Melanose, when not small, smooth speck-type, or speck-type and affecting appearance to a greater extent than the discoloration or scars allowed in the grade; (8) Pitting, when affecting appearance to a greater extent than the amount of scars allowed in the grade; (9) Scales, when more than six scales are present; (10) Scars, when dark or rough and aggregating an area more than one-fourth inch in diameter, or fairly light in color, slightly rough, or of slight depth and aggregating an area more than one-half inch in diameter, or light colored, fairly smooth with no depth, and aggregating more than ten per cent of the surface; or (11) Sprayburn or sunburn, when the skin is hardened or when affecting appearance to a greater extent than the amount of scars allowed in the grade. "Diameter" means the greatest dimension measured at right angles to a line from the stem to the blossom end of the fruit. "Fairly firm" means the flesh is not soft and the fruit is no more than slightly puffy. "Fairly well formed" means the fruit has a shape fairly typical of the variety and is not so misshapen as to seriously affect its appearance or edible quality. §4-41- 41-133 "Firm" means the flesh is not soft, the fruit is not puffy, and the skin is fairly tightly attached to the flesh of all segments of the fruit. "Injury" means any of the following specific defects, or an equally objectionable variation of any one of these defects, any other defect, or any combination of defects, which appreciably detracts from the appearance, or the edible or shipping quality of the tangerine: (1) Discoloration, when more than three per cent of the surface is affected; or (2) Scars, when dark or rough, or fairly light in color, slightly rough, or of slight depth and aggregating an area more than one-fourth inch in diameter, or light colored, fairly smooth with no depth, and aggregating more than three per cent of the surface. "Mature" means the tangerine has reached the stage of development which will insure proper completion of the ripening process. "Serious damage" means any of the following specific defects, or an equally objectionable variation of any one of these defects, any other defect, or any combination of defects, which seriously detracts from the appearance, or the edible or shipping quality of the tangerine: (1) Ammoniation, when scars are cracked, or dark and aggregating an area more than one-half inch in diameter, or light colored and aggregating an area more than one inch in diameter; (2) Buckskin, when affecting appearance to a greater extent than the discoloration or scars allowed in the grade; (3) Creasing, when the skin is seriously weakened; (4) Discoloration, when more than twenty per cent of the surface is affected; (5) Dryness or mushy condition, when all segments are affected to a depth of more than one- fourth inch at the stem end or the equivalent amount of affected flesh occurs in other portions of the fruit; (6) Green spots or oil spots, when affecting appearance to a greater extent than the discoloration or scars allowed in the grade; (7) Melanose, when badly caked and aggregating an area more than one-half inch in diameter, or §4-41- 41-134 when affecting the appearance to a greater extent than the discoloration or scars allowed in the grade; (8) Pitting, when affecting appearance to a greater extent than the amount of scars allowed in the grade; (9) Scales, when more than twelve scales are present; (10) Scars, when dark, rough, or deep and aggregating an area more than three-eighths inch in diameter, or fairly light in color, slightly rough, or of slight depth and aggregating an area more than three-fourths inch in diameter, or light colored, fairly smooth with no depth, and aggregating more than twenty per cent of the surface; or (11) Sprayburn or sunburn, when the skin is hardened, or when affecting the appearance to a greater extent than the amount of scars allowed in the grade. "Soluble solids" means the refractometric sucrose value of the juice obtained in accordance with the refractometric method for sugar and sugar products. "Well formed" means the fruit has the characteristic tangerine shape. "Well trimmed" means the button is attached and is shorter than one-eighth inch. (b) Hawaii Fancy (Hawaii Grade AA) tangerine consists of Hawaii-grown tangerines which are mature, firm, clean, well formed, and well trimmed; which are free from soft bruise, fruit fly sting, wormhole, bird pecks, unhealed skin break, pulled stem, sprouted seeds, decay, ammoniation, creasing, dryness or mushy condition, green spots or oil spots, pitting, scales, sprayburn, sunburn, buckskin, or scab; and which are free from injury caused by discoloration, scars, disease, insects, or mechanical or other means. In any lot, soluble solids shall average not less than ten per cent and acid shall average not less than one-half of one per cent. Unless otherwise specified, the diameter of each tangerine shall be not less than two and three- fourths inches. In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading, sizing, and handling, the following tolerances, based on count, are provided: (1) For defects, not more than a total of ten per cent of the tangerines in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of this grade, provided not more than one-half of this amount, or §4-41- 41-135 five per cent, shall be allowed for tangerines damaged by any cause, including not more than one per cent affected by decay; and (2) For off-size, not more than five per cent of the tangerines in any lot may be below the specified minimum diameter. (c) Hawaii No. 1 (Hawaii Grade A) tangerine consists of Hawaii-grown tangerines which are mature, firm, clean, well formed, and well trimmed; which are free from soft bruise, fruit fly sting, wormhole, bird pecks, unhealed skin break, pulled stem, sprouted seeds, and decay; and which are free from damage caused by discoloration, scars, disease, insects, ammoniation, creasing, dryness or mushy condition, green spots or oil spots, pitting, scales, sprayburn, sunburn, buckskin, melanose, scab, or mechanical or other means. In any lot, soluble solids shall average not less than nine per cent and acid shall average not less than one- half of one per cent. Unless otherwise specified, the diameter of each tangerine shall be not less than two and one-fourth inches. In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading, sizing, and handling, the following tolerances, based on count, are provided: (1) For defects, not more than a total of ten per cent of the tangerines in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of this grade, provided not more than one-half of this amount, or five per cent, shall be allowed for tangerines seriously damaged by any cause, including not more than one per cent affected by decay; and (2) For off-size, not more than five per cent of the tangerines in any lot may be below the specified minimum diameter. (d) Hawaii No. 1 Bronze (Hawaii Grade A Bronze) tangerine consists of Hawaii-grown tangerines which meet the requirements of subsection (c), except for discoloration. In Hawaii No. 1 Bronze (Hawaii Grade A Bronze) grade, at least ninety per cent, by count, of the tangerines shall show more than ten per cent surface discoloration, not including dark or rough or deep scars, green spots, caked melanose or ammoniation, pitting, or similar defects. Grade tolerances shall be as provided in subsection (c). (e) Hawaii No. 2 (Hawaii Grade B) tangerine consists of Hawaii-grown tangerines which are mature, §4-41- 41-136 fairly firm, clean, fairly well formed, and well trimmed; which are free from soft bruise, fruit fly sting, wormhole, bird pecks, unhealed skin break, pulled stem, sprouted seeds, and decay; and which are free from serious damage caused by discoloration, scars, disease, insects, ammoniation, creasing, dryness or mushy condition, green spots or oil spots, pitting, scales, sprayburn, sunburn, buckskin, melanose, scab, or mechanical or other means. In any lot, soluble solids shall average not less than eight and one-half per cent and acid shall average not less than one-half of one per cent. Unless otherwise specified, the diameter of each tangerine shall be not less than two inches. In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading, sizing, and handling, the following tolerances, based on count, are provided: (1) For defects, not more than a total of ten per cent of the tangerines in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of this grade, provided not more than one per cent may be affected by decay; and (2) For off-size, not more than five per cent of the tangerines in any lot may be below the specified minimum diameter. [Eff 5/29/81; am and comp 8/18/83; am and comp 3/24/86] (Auth: HRS §147-4) (Imp: HRS §147-4)