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

     (d) Count; or

     (e) Net weight and minimum diameter.



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.17 and 34.05 RCW. 05-12-036, § 16-406-030, filed 5/25/05, effective 6/25/05. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.17 RCW. 99-17-003, § 16-406-030, filed 8/4/99, effective 9/4/99; Order 1015, Regulation C, filed 4/29/66; Order 771, effective 4/28/58.]