Fruit juice is the unfermented but fermentable liquid obtained from the edible part of sound, appropriately mature and fresh fruit or of fruit maintained in sound condition by suitable means including post harvest surface treatments. (FAO & WHO. 2022. General Standard for Fruit Juices and Nectars. Codex Standard, CXS 247-2005. Codex Alimentarius Commission. Rome. https://www.fao.org/fao-who-codexalimentarius)
Note
Juice is obtained by mechanical extractors, or by pressing, and is then submitted to various processes. A single juice is obtained from one kind of fruit. A mixed juice is obtained by blending two or more juices or juices and purées, from different kinds of fruit.
Acifluorfen is the ISO common name for an organic compound used as an herbicide. It acts by inhibiting the enzyme protoporphyrinogen oxidase which is necessary for chlorophyll synthesis. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acifluorfen)
Aldicarb (ADC) is a carbamate insecticide used in agriculture to control mites, nematodes and aphids. It is used on registered crops such as cotton, dry beans, peanuts, soybeans, sugar beets and sweet potatoes. ADC’s mode of action is cholinesterase inhibition. (FAO. 2023. The impact of pesticide residues on the gut microbiome and human health – A food safety
perspective. Food Safety and Quality Series, No. 19. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cc5306en)
Hardiness describes the capacity of an organism (plant or animal) to endure hardship, and to survive under unfavourable conditions. (AGROVOC Team, 2023)
Rupestris stem pitting is one of the four disorders that make up the rugose wood complex of grapevines. It is caused by “Rupestris stem pitting associated virus” (RSPaV). (Adapted from The Grape Community of Practice. 2019. Rugose Wood Complex of Grapevines https://grapes.extension.org/rugose-wood-complex-of-grapevines/)
CAS No. 584-79-2. Synthetic analogs of the naturally occurring insecticides cinerin, jasmolin, and pyrethrin. (National Library of Medicine. MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), Allethrins MeSH Descriptor Data 2024. https://meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D000487)
CAS No. 834-12-8. Ametryn, a member of the Triazine chemical family, is a herbicide which inhibits photosynthesis and other enzymatic processes. (National Center for Biotechnology Information (2024). PubChem Compound Summary. Ametryn. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/13263)
Atrazine is a chlorinated triazine systemic herbicide that is used to selectively control annual grasses and broadleaf weeds before they emerge. (EPA, 2024. Atrazine. https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/atrazine)
