PDFWAC 16-450-041
Controlled atmosphere requirements.
(1) The oxygen content of each storage room must be reduced to five percent within twenty calendar days after the room is sealed.
(2) Stored fruits or vegetables must be kept in controlled atmosphere storage under required degrees of temperature and percentage of air components for the specified period listed below:
Apple Varieties | Minimum Storage Period |
Gala and Jonagold | Forty-five continuous calendar days |
Other | Sixty continuous calendar days |
Pear Varieties | Minimum Storage Period |
Bartlett | Forty-five continuous calendar days |
Other summer | Sixty continuous calendar days |
Bosc | Forty-five continuous calendar days |
Other winter | Sixty continuous calendar days |