601.89 Citrus fruit; when damaged by freezing.

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(1)Citrus fruit shall be deemed “seriously” damaged by freezing when such freezing causes:

(a)Marked dryness to extend into the segments of oranges and grapefruit more than 1 / 2 inch at the stem end; or into segments of mandarin or hybrid varieties more than 1 / 4 inch at the stem end; or more than an equivalent amount by volume of dryness to occur in any other portions of the fruit.

(b)Internal freeze-related injury, as defined in subsection (3), when such condition or combination of conditions is determined to affect the fruit to a degree equal in seriousness to that described in paragraph (a).

(2)Citrus fruit shall be deemed “damaged” by freezing when such freezing causes:

(a)Marked dryness to extend into the segments of oranges and grapefruit more than 1 / 4 inch but less than 1 / 2 inch at the stem end; or into segments of mandarin or hybrid varieties more than 1 / 8 inch but less than 1 / 4 inch at the stem end; or more than an equivalent amount by volume of dryness to occur in any portions of the fruit.

(b)Internal freeze-related injury, as defined by subsection (3), when such condition or combination of conditions is determined to affect the fruit to a degree equal in seriousness to that described in paragraph (a).

(3)Internal freeze-related injury to citrus fruit, caused by freezing, shall consist of any of the following:

(a)Wet cores or wet segment walls;

(b)Water soaking;

(c)Juice cell breakdown;

(d)Mushy condition;

(e)Honeycomb or open spaces in pulp; or

(f)Other evidence of internal breakdown, decay, or moldy condition.