Section 20-13.0041 - Definition: Seedless and Low-SeededThe following standards shall apply to tangerine and mandarin varieties only.
(1) Seedless: In order to be marketed as a seedless tangerine or mandarin, the fruit shall have five (5) seeds or less in a random sample of not less than twenty-five (25) pieces of fruit sampled. Up to three (3) twenty-five (25) piece samples of fruit may be averaged in order to meet the required seed count.(2) Low-Seeded: In order to be marketed as a low-seeded tangerine or mandarin, the citrus fruit shall have an average of two (2) seeds or less per fruit in a random sample of not less than twenty-five (25) pieces of fruit and no one piece of fruit in the twenty-five (25) fruit sampled shall contain more than four (4) seeds. Up to three (3) twenty-five (25) piece samples of fruit may be averaged in order to meet the required seed average.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 20-13.0041
Rulemaking Authority 601.10(7), 601.11, 601.9910(3) FS. Law Implemented 601.11, 601.9910(3) FS.
Adopted by Florida Register Volume 40, Number 151, August 5, 2014 effective 8/20/2014.