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We supply the finest quality hazelnuts & products directly from homeland.
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Tolerances in percentage by weight of defects and foreign matter
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Permitted defects |
Tolerances allowed (% in weight) |
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| Total tolerencesa |
5 |
12 |
16 |
| Rancid, (b) rotten, mouldy, having a bad smell or taste,
damaged by insects or attacked by rodents.cd |
1 (e) |
2 (e) |
3 (e) |
| Not fully developed, including shrunken and shrivelled
stained and yellowish kernels. |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| Mechanically demaged and piecese |
3 |
8 |
10 |
| Twin hazelnuts (not included in the total tolerance) |
2 |
5 |
8 |
| Inshell hazelnuts, shell or tegument fragments, dust
foreign matter. |
0.25 |
0.25 |
0.25 |
| foreign matter. |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
| a |
Total tolerance for old crop shall be 6 per cent, 13 per
cent and 18 per cent respectively in Extra Class, Class I and Class II
provided that the marketing indicates the crop year or the mention ''
Old Crop '' |
| b |
An oily appearence of the flesh does not necessarily
indicate a rancid condition. |
| c |
For hazelnuts of an old crop, these tolerances are
incresed to 1.5 per cent, 2.5 per cent and 4 per cent respectively in
Extra Class, Class I and Class II, provided that the
marketing indicates the crop year or '' Old Crop '' |
| d |
Living insects or animal pets are inadmissible in any
class. |
| e |
The percentage of pieces may not exceed 0.5 per cent,
1 per cent and 2 per cent respectively in Extra Class, Class I and
Class II. |
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