Description
This standard applies to fresh beetroot of cultivars grown from Beta vulgarisvariety cicla, L., of the Crass group, which are for direct human consumption and excludes beetroots for industrial processing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Contents | Page |
| 1 Scope | 1 |
| 2 Normative references | 1 |
| 3 Definitions | 1 |
| 4 General Requirements | 1 |
| 5 Specific Requirements | 2 |
| 5.1 Classes | 2 |
| 5.2 Sizing scale | 2 |
| 6 Provisions concerning tolerances | 3 |
| 6.1 Quality tolerances | 3 |
| 6.2 Size tolerances | 3 |
| 7 Provisions concerning presentation | 3 |
| 7.1 Uniformity | 3 |
| 7.2 Presentation | 3 |
| 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 | 4 |
| 10 Handling and hygiene | 4 |
| 11 Method of sampling | 4 |
| 12 Method of inspection | 4 |
| 13 Labelling | 5 |