STANDARDIZATION AND INSPECTION OF 
FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 
By Raymond L. Spangler, Marketing Specialist, Production and 
Marketing Administration 
CONTENTS 
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Artificial ice and the refrigerator car create need for standards...... 2 
Abuses brought about by long-distance dealing ..................... 3 
First attempts at standardization ............... cc eee ccc e cece eee eeeee 4 
Government participates in field of standardization ................. 4 
First United States grades issued for potatoes ...............cceceeeee 5 
Authority granted to establish a terminal-market inspection service... 6 
Inspection extended fo shipping points .................eeeeeeeeceeeee 6 
States participate in standardization program ....................+:. 7 
Rapid progress in issuing standards since 1921 ..................-05. 7 
U. S. standards permissive in character ...........--seee see eee e eee 8 
Basic principles followed in developing standards ................... 8 
Requirements of standards represent trade demands ............... 10 
Uniformity of language in requirements for standards............... 11 
MOISECUNIC] SHIT Wat ea SIGIMGLCUIS 2. 5 sc ws ct es ck ce eeseeesseccneesanens 12 
Standards for raw products for processing ..............eeeecececeee 13 
ING SSCS TEI SERIE S655 58 oe occu se obde le o5o00 oo 06 JenC ou asnCoeone 14 
ipping-point inspection 5 SISO SO ODO helepavata tel stess1arete 14 
Training shipping-point inspectors ............. 00 .c cece cece e eens 15 
PRES CHONMATITOCC CUNO ccla oe oe cons) 5.0 orcs oletcetdels sielgiesis cine s saecee® 17 
Why shippers take inspection .............. cece eee cece eee eeees 18 
Inspection of raw products for processing ...............---.+ 20 
Federal inspection at receiving markets ...............ceeeeeeees 22 
Sétvice under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act........... 25 
Plas*the comsUmer benefice? ccc ce cc ccs cen sen sccescnccees 27 
Washington, D. C. Issued October 1946 
