Description
This standard specifies requirements for the squash Cucurbita moschata, butternut type to be supplied fresh to the consumer. It excludes butternut squash for industrial processing or butternut that underwent post-harvest processing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Contents | Page |
| 1 Scope | 1 |
| 2 Normative references | 1 |
| 3 Terms and definitions | 1 |
| 4 General Requirements | 2 |
| 5 Specific Requirements | 2 |
| 5.1 Classes | 2 |
| 5.2 Sizing scale | 3 |
| 6 Provisions concerning tolerances | 3 |
| 6.1 Quality tolerances | 3 |
| 6.2 Size tolerances | 3 |
| 7 Provisions concerning presentation | 4 |
| 7.1 Uniformity | 4 |
| 7.2 Presentation | 4 |
| 7.3 Packaging | 4 |
| 8 Pesticides handling and maximum residue levels | 4 |
| 8.1 Pesticides handling | 4 |
| 8.2 Residue levels | 4 |
| 9 Storage requirements | 5 |
| 10 Handling and hygiene | 5 |
| 11 Method of sampling | 5 |
| 12 Method of inspection | 5 |
| 13 Labelling | 5 |