Regulation & law · 22/09/1998Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

USDA Relaxes Quality Requirements for California Grown Nectarines and Peaches

The US Department of Agriculture has relaxed quality requirements for California-grown nectarines and peaches, allowing up to 40% of the fruit in 'CA Utility' containers to meet U.S. No. 1 grade standards, while still requiring at least one-quarter of the fruit to have non-scoreable blemishes.