UNECE FFV-42 — Avocados Inspection Report
Class I
Avocados
Inspection Details
Product Identification
Origin & Packer
Classification — §II-C
Quality Class
Class I
Lot Type
Skin-defect area limits: Extra = 0 cm²; Class I = ≤4 cm²; Class II = ≤6 cm².
Defects must not affect the flesh in any class (FFV-42 §II-C).
Minimum Requirements — §II-A
Intact
Sound
Free from rot or deterioration
Clean
No visible foreign matter
Fresh in appearance
Practically free from pests
Free from pest damage to flesh
Free from abnormal external moisture
Free from foreign smell / taste
Stalk ≤ 10 mm or attachment dry/intact
Stalk cut cleanly; absence permitted if attachment is dry and intact (FFV-42 §II-A)
Free from low-temperature damage
No frost or chilling damage (FFV-42 §II-A)
Quality Defects — §II-C
No quality defects observed
Shape / Development defect
Not observed
Colouring defect
Not observed
Insufficient or uneven colouring
Skin defect
Not observed
General skin surface defects
Bruises
Not observed
Healed cracks
Not observed
Unhealed / open cracks
Not observed
Open cracks are not permitted
Corkiness
Not observed
Corky skin patches — Class I ≤4 cm², Class II ≤6 cm² total
Sunburn
Not observed
Counts toward total skin-defect area (FFV-42 §II-C)
Healed lenticels
Not observed
Prominent or healed lenticels affecting appearance
Damage to flesh
Not observed
Not permitted in any class (FFV-42 §II-C)
Sizing — §III
Antillean varieties: smallest fruit ≥ 75% of weight of largest fruit in package. Size tolerance: 10% for all classes (FFV-42 §III, §IV-B).
Tolerances — §IV
1.0%
1.0%
Quality: Extra 5% (max 0.5% Class II); Class I 10% (max 1% decay); Class II 10% (max 2% decay). Size: 10% all classes (FFV-42 §IV).
Packaging & Marking — §V–VI
Inspection Notes
test note