Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 16201 - Heat Processed Canned Peaches: Actionable Defect Levels for Insects

(a) Definitions.

(1) Standard Peach Unit means:

(A) A single whole peach, or

(B) A peach half, or

(C) A number of pieces smaller than halves which taken together are equal in weight to a fraction of the drained weight according to can size as follows:

Can Size	Drained Weight or Drained Weight Fraction quivalent to One Standard Peach Unit
8 oz. - 211x304..........................	.......................... 1/3
No. 300 - 300x407..........................	.......................... 1/6
No. 303 - 303x406..........................	.......................... 1/6
No. 2 - 307x409..........................	.......................... 1/8
No. 2 1/2 - 401x411..........................	.......................... 1/10
No. 10 - 603x700..........................	.......................... 1/40
No. 10 - 603x700 solid pack or preheated pie pack..........................	..........................1.5 oz.
Larger than above sizes..........................	..........................1.5 oz.

1. The method of ascertaining drained weight shall be the method used for the USDA Quality Grade Standards for canned foods.

(2) Insect infested means a standard peach unit having embedded or clinging insects or insect fragments.

(b) Actionable levels for peaches which are principally peeled by hand, such as white peaches, are reached at any time when:

(1) More than five percent of standard peach units by count are insect infested, or

(2) More than twenty percent of the cans contain one or more free floating whole insect larvae, or the larval parts equivalent to a whole larva, or any free floating part of any adult insect.

(c) Actionable levels for peaches which are not principally peeled by hand are reached at any time when:

(1) More than one percent of standard peach units by count are insect infested, or

(2) More than two percent of the cans contain one or more free floating whole insect larvae, or the larval parts equivalent to a whole larva, or any free floating part of any adult insect.

(d) Sampling Requirements.

(1) The minimum number of standard peach units and the minimum number of cans selected from a single manufacturer's lot for evaluation of compliance shall be determined according to can size as follows:

Can Size	Minimum Number of Standard Peach Units		Minimum Number of Cans
8 oz. - 211/304..........................	..........................100		50
No. 300 - 200x407..........................	..........................100		25
No. 303 - 303x406..........................	..........................100		25
No. 2 - 307x409..........................	..........................125		25
No. 2 1/2 - 401x411..........................	..........................200		25
No. 10 - 603x700..........................	..........................200		8
All Larger Cans..........................	..........................200		2

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 16201

1. New NOTE filed 7-3-84 (Register 84, No. 27).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 208, 26202 and 26203, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 26523 and 26524, Health and Safety Code.

1. New NOTE filed 7-3-84 (Register 84, No. 27).