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TESCO E!#OPE C./&pricots/"/0( &pricots' loose Class $ Spain' France' un1ar2' 3orocco' 0reece' E12pt' $tal2' Portu1al and $sreal Fruit 4ust 5e full2 developed' clean' dr2 and sound. Ver2 hard or soft 6 5ladder2 fruit is not accepta5le. 0reen tin1e on fruit is accepta5le' hard 1reen 5ac71round is not accepta5le. The apricots 4ust 4eet the 4ini4u4 re;uire4ents of the Class 4ar7ed on the carton6punnet as 1overned 52 E! re1ulations.

P#O0#ESS$VE )EFECTS: #ots6=aste: (> 52 fruit count or =ei1ht 9Fruit sho=in1 pro1ressive deca2: 3&.O# )EFECTS: ,on pro1ressive heav2 5ruisin1 *> eav2 insect da4a1e 9internal da4a1e:: 0.*> Chill da4a1e: 0.*> )ust6dirt6visi5le residue: 0.*> eav2 5le4ish' e?cess dr2 scarrin1 9@le4ish e?ceedin1 2 c4 in len1th or (.* c42 total surface area:: *> 3$,O# )EFECTS: Poor colour 9hard 1reen 5ac71round:: (0> 3inor shrivel affectin1 up to half the len1ht of the suture and stal7 area: (0> eav2 5le4ish 9Elon1ated shape e?ceedin1 (c4 lon1 or 0.*c42 total surface area: / to include dr2 cut6puncture6hail da4a1e6ili1ht nsect da4a1e6li1ht scars6li1ht 5ruisin1:: (0> &CCEPT&@"E )EFECTS: Superficail 5le4ish 9elon1ated shape (c4 or 0.* c42 total: / to include li1ht dr2 cut or puncture' hail da4a1e' li1ht scarrin1' li1ht 5ruisin1 3isshapes Closed split stone (NB Cumalative tolerance is maximum 10% for major and minor defects combined - 52 fruit count or =ei1ht)

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Pri4ar2 suppliers and )irect Secondar2 suppliers 4ust 5e a5le to de4onstrate due dili1ence to ensure products are safel2 and le1all2 produced. Suppliers 4ust ensure that all ris7s associated =ith the safet2 of the product throu1hout production' handlin1' storin1' pac7in1 and deliver2 are properl2 addressed and that these processes confor4 to relevant specifications and E! re1ulations. Tesco plc has co44itted to ensurin1 that the la5our standards of people =or7in1 for our suppliers' 4eets the relevant international standards 5ased on the $nternational "a5our Or1anisation 9$"O: conventions. Fe therefore e?pect all Tesco pri4ar2 suppliers to 7no= and co4pl2 =ith the le1al re;uire4ents for la5our standards in their countr2' and in turn to co44unicate and effect this further do=n their o=n suppl2 chains.

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DEFEC )EC&$,SECT 9)&3&0E: S!PE#F$C$&" @"E3$S DEFEC DE!C"#$ #%N Fruit sho=in1 pro1ressive deca2 $ncludes all inverte5rates. Fruit fl2 4a11ots Superficial 5le4ish 9elon1ated shape up to (.0c4 or 0'* s;c4 total: to include dr2 cut or pucture' hail da4a1e' li1ht scarrin1' li1ht scarrin1' li1ht 5ruisin1