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Code of Federal Regulations
Title 7 - AGRICULTURESubtitle B - REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREChapter I - AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURESubchapter C - REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACTPart 51 - FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER PRODUCTS (INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS)Subpart H - UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF FLORIDA ORANGES AND TANGELOS
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Section 51.1156 - Firm

7 C.F.R. § 51.1156

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Section 51.1156 - Firm

Firm as applied to common oranges and tangelos means that the fruit is not soft, or noticeably wilted or flabby; as applied to oranges of the Mandarin group (Satsumas, King, Mandarin), "firm" means that the fruit is not extremely puffy, although the skin may be slightly loose.

7 C.F.R. §51.1156