UNECE FFV-38 — Chicory Inspection Report
Class II
Inspection Details
Product Identification
Origin & Packer
Classification
Quality Class
Class II
Minimum Requirements — §II-A
Intact
Sound
Free from rot or deterioration
Clean
Practically free of visible foreign matter
Fresh in appearance
Practically free from pests
Practically free from pest damage to flesh
Free from abnormal external moisture
Free from foreign smell / taste
Free from freezing damage / chilling injury
Required per FFV-38 §II-A
Free of incipient floral spike (>¾ length)
Floral spike must not exceed three quarters of chicory length
Cut / broken cleanly at neck level
Base must be cleanly cut or broken off at the neck
Quality Defects — §II-B
No quality defects observed
Shape / Development defect
Not observed
Colouring defect
Not observed
Insufficient or uneven colouring
Surface / skin defect
Not observed
Healed cuts, scars, roughness
Bruises
Not observed
Glassy / watery appearance
Not observed
Not permitted in Extra or Class I
Open / split tip
Not observed
Class I: opening ≤ 1/5 max diameter; Class II: ≤ 1/3 max diameter
Reddish patches on outer leaves
Not observed
Axis discoloration (glassy / grey / reddish)
Not observed
Slight discoloration of tissue of the axis
Greenish shade at tip of leaves
Not observed
Permitted in Class II only
Brown discoloration / pale colouration
Not observed
Red chicory only — slight brown discoloration at top of leaves
Sizing — §III
FFV-38 §III: Size determined by diameter of widest section and by length. Uniformity in same package: ≤2.5 cm diameter difference (Extra), ≤4 cm (Class I), ≤5 cm (Class II); ≤5 cm length difference (Extra), ≤8 cm (Class I), ≤10 cm (Class II).
Tolerances — §IV
10.0%
Extra: 5% (max 0.5% Class II); Class I: 10% (max 1% below min req.); Class II: 10% (max 2% decay)
10.0%
All classes: 10% by number or weight (FFV-38 §IV-B)
Packaging & Marking — §V–VI
Inspection Notes
Standardinspektion utförd.