WAC 16-406-030
What marking and packing requirements
apply to apricots?
Note:
The marking requirements in this section do not apply to apricots being sold or shipped to canneries.
(1) When a numerical count is used to pack apricots, the
apricots in any container must not vary more than one-quarter
inch in diameter.
(2) To allow for variations incident to proper sizing, no
more than ten percent, by count, of the apricots in any
package may be below the specified minimum size.
(3) Numerical count may be used to determine apricot
grades.
(4) When apricots are prepared for market and/or offered
for sale in containers (either open or closed), the following
information must be clearly stamped on each container:
(a) Variety;
(b) Grade;
(c) Packer's, grower's or shipper's name and address; and