UNECE FFV-22 — Lettuces, Curled-leaved Endives & Broad-leaved (Batavian) Endives Inspection Report
Extra
Butterhead Lettuce
Inspection Details
Product Identification
Origin & Packer
Classification
Quality Class
Extra
Commercial Type
Butterhead Lettuce
Minimum Requirements — §II-A
Intact
Sound
Free from rot or deterioration making it unfit for consumption
Clean and Trimmed
Practically free from all earth / growing medium and visible foreign matter (FFV-22 §II-A)
Fresh in appearance
Practically free from pests
Practically free from damage caused by pests
Free from abnormal external moisture
Free from foreign smell / taste
Quality Defects — §II-B
No quality defects observed
Shape / Development defect
Not observed
Coloring defect
Not observed
Insufficient or uneven coloring
Outer leaf damage / skin defect
Not observed
Tears, cuts, bruising to outer leaves
Bruises
Not observed
Discolouration
Not observed
Slight discolouration permitted in Class II (FFV-22 §II-B)
Frost damage
Not observed
Not permitted in Class I — excludes from Class I
Running to seed (bolting)
Not observed
Not permitted in any class — excludes from all classes (FFV-22 §II-A)
Tip burn
Not observed
Brown leaf-margin scorching caused by calcium deficiency
Absent or poorly formed heart
Not observed
Class I: must have well-formed heart. Class II head lettuces grown under protection: heart may be absent
Sizing — §III
FFV-22 §III permitted weight range (lettuces): <150 g lightest → ≤40 g range; 150–300 g → ≤100 g; 300–450 g → ≤150 g; >450 g → ≤300 g. Endives: ≤300 g.
Tolerances — §IV
5.0%
Class I: 10%; Class II: 10% (FFV-22 §IV-A)
10.0%
All classes: 10% (FFV-22 §IV-B)
Packaging & Marking — §V–VI
Inspection Notes
Inspection standard effectuée.