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President - GPC

All weigh off sites and judges are reminded to ensure that ALL Fungicide residue has to be removed prior to the pumpkin entering the weigh off site!

GPC WEIGH OFF - ALL Visual Fruit Inspection
The GPC currently has regulations governing foreign substances and chemical residue. It
is your weigh-off sites and grower’s responsibility to enforce all GPC regulations to
ensure the safety of all concerned at the event. Sites can turn away or disqualify entries
as called for with the full backing of the GPC if the weigh off rules are not adhered to.
Judges decisions are considered to be final, however the GPC reserves the right to make
changes based upon rule violations.
Sites not adhering to GPC Rules should expect GPC intervention and maybe subject to
the loss of their GPC sanctioning upon multiple violations.
MUST DO Guidelines for visual inspections and display:
Visual Inspection Prior to Unloading must occur.
Examination Criteria’s
1. All entries must be clean and free of foreign substances or chemical residue.
2. All entries must be uncovered and accessible when brought to the offloading or staging
area and then remain uncovered for public viewing.
3. All entries will be visually examined PRIOR to offloading by a judge or designated person
acting under the direction and on behalf of the site coordinator.
4. All entries found to have chemical residue will not be offloaded. This rule pertains to all
classes.
5. If residue is discovered, the grower will be turned away or directed to a wash station.
a. Upon completion of cleaning the grower may return to the offloading or staging location
to be re-inspected prior to offloading.
b. Upon Approval, the entry may then be offloaded, as long as all other site requirements
have been met.
6. If reinspection results in disqualification the grower has the right to call for a judgement
by the full team of site judges and coordinator.

9/24/2024 11:36:52 AM

President - GPC

7. When the entries are offloaded, the control shifts to the site coordinator.
8. A more thorough exam will then be performed by the site judges for any disqualifying
factors.
9. No shade coverings for wetting of the entry will be allowed once offloaded.
10. Sites may allow water jugs to stay on until the fruit moves to the scale. However, the
water jugs are to be removed when the stem is cut to meet weigh off requirements.
This checklist should be provided to and understood by all site judges and weigh off
coordinators.
For a complete listing off all weigh off rules please see the Weigh Off Handbook and Site
Rules at https://gpc1.org
GROW BIG and have a SAFE and wonderful time at your weigh off

9/24/2024 11:38:02 AM

President - GPC

The above rules are not a recommendation, but a requirement.
Sites and judges whom do not follow these rules will subject the remote disqualification of the fruit in question, and also subject the site for probation. Please follow the rules, its very important that all foreign substances, especially fungicide don't make their way onto the hands of our spectators and judges. Don't make the GPC DQ your fruit!

Thank You for your due diligence regarding our visual inspection rules.

Good Luck and may YOURS go HEAVY to the Charts.

Your GPC Committee

[Last edit: 09/24/24 11:50:04 AM]

9/24/2024 11:46:09 AM