This standard is applicable to fresh lettuce of varieties (cultivars) grown from:
a) Lactuca sativa L. var. capitata L. (head lettuces including crisp head and “Iceberg”
type lettuces),
b) Lactuca sativa L. var. longifolia Lam. (cos or romaine lettuces),
c) Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa L. (leaf lettuces) and
d) Crosses of these varieties.
This standard is also applicable to curled-leaved endives of varieties (cultivars) grown from
Cichorium endivia L. var. crispa Lam. and broad–leaved (Batavian) endives (escaroles) of
varieties (cultivars) grown from Cichorium endivia L. var. latifolium Lam.
This standard is not applicable to produce for industrial processing, produce presented as
individual leaves, lettuces with root ball or lettuces in pots.
