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U.S. Fancy shall consist of pea pods of similar varietal characteristics which are clean, well formed, fresh, young and tender, good color, free from broken, decay, flabby and mold, and from injury by blistering, bruising, cracks, cuts, dirt, discoloration, disease, freezing, foreign material, insects, pitted, scars, shriveling, yellowing or mechanical or other means.
Frozen peas and carrots is the product prepared from the fresh, clean, sound, immature seed of the common garden pea (Pisum sativum) and the fresh, clean, sound roots of the carrot plant (Daucus carota sativa). The peas are prepared by shelling, washing, sorting, and blanching. The carrots are prepared by washing, sorting, trimming, peeling, cutting into approximate cubes, and blanching. The prepared ingredients are properly drained and mixed; are frozen in accordance with good commercial practice; and are maintained at temperatures necessary for the preservation of the product.
U.S. Grade A (or U.S.
U.S. Grade A is the quality of frozen peas that:
Canned peas and carrots is the product which has been properly prepared from clean, sound, succulent garden peas and clean, sound carrots. The peas and carrots are packed in a suitable packing medium with or without the addition of salt, sugar, or other ingredient(s) permissible under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and are sufficiently processed by heat to assure preservation of the product in hermetically sealed containers.