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PDFWAC 16-414-155

Serious damage to sulphured cherries—Specific defects.

The following defects are considered serious damage for sulphured cherries:
(1) Any deformed or double sulphured cherry.
(2) Mechanical injury to Washington No. 2 whole and No. 2 halved cherries if it causes:
(a) Open pitter holes;
(b) Pitter hole with a serious loss of flesh;
(c) Pitter tears; or
(d) Other mechanical injury that seriously affects the cherry's appearance.
(3) Surface discoloration when:
(a) Light surface discoloration exceeds, in the aggregate, one-half of the cherry's surface; or
(b) Dark surface discoloration exceeds, in the aggregate, one-eighth of the cherry's surface.
(4) Rain cracks on Washington No. 2 whole cherries if they are in the stem basin and more than 1/2 inch in length, or are outside the stem basin and more than 3/8 inch in length, measured on the circumference.
(5) Rain cracks on Washington No. 2 halved cherries if they are in the stem basin and more than 1/4 inch in length, or are outside the stem basin and more than 3/16 inch in length, measured on the circumference.
(6) Blemishes when they affect the appearance of the cherry or discolor the cherry's flesh.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.17 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 07-12-076, § 16-414-155, filed 6/5/07, effective 7/6/07; WSR 05-20-075, § 16-414-155, filed 10/4/05, effective 11/4/05; WSR 05-12-037, § 16-414-155, filed 5/25/05, effective 6/25/05.]
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