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es published by the USDA and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)provide quite complete information. Others, such as the Australian

and Californian web- sites, provide general information and addresses where more complete information may be obtained. Tables of detailed Canadian

grade standards for individual commodities are specied for fresh produce in the regulations. synopsis of the Canadian lists outlining the

parame-ters used in distinguishing the various grades is in Tables 2A, 2B, and 3. It should beremembered that issues of

appropriate cleanliness and soundness are covered under the general regulations. In addition to the standards indicated, private arrangements between grower and processor or packer are possible. Under these arrangements, quality standardsbecome contractual agreements with the requirements set by contract. California has estab-lished mandatory standards for fresh fruit and vegetables applicable within that state(Kader, . The homepage for the California Department of Food and Agriculture isincluded in Table 1, but the department did not have detailed regulations online at thetime of writing. California regulations are quite extensive for each commodity (Kader, , and these Internet references can be utilized for direction to obtain regulation hard- copy. The international references allow access to the United Nations/Economic Commis-sion for Europe (UN/ECE) regulations, but the site was under construction at the time ofwriting and was incomplete. However, the material available is full text and will provideextensive information on the UN/ECE regulations when completed. The foodnet reference 4 Beveridge Table 1 Listing of Websites Carrying Information on Fresh and Processed Fruit and Vegetable Quality Standards and Regulations Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Homepage http:// FLENDER GRAFFENSTADEN agric.gov.ab.ca Vegetables http:// FLENDER GRAFFENSTADEN agric.gov.ab.ca/ministry/acts/regs/ar3-9.html #3 Australia Home Page http:// FLENDER GRAFFENSTADEN dpie.gov.au/ Quarantine