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Why can an apple miss one buyer’s specifications but suit another?

Color and surface appearance can affect an apple’s commercial grade, alongside requirements about its condition. U.S. standards for fresh apples and processing apples make different sales channels visible. Missing one specification does not by itself establish either that a particular apple is unsafe or that it is safe to eat.

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Questions you could explore

  • Which requirements concern appearance, and which concern condition?
  • What would establish whether a particular rejected batch could enter another sales channel?

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