7 C.F.R. § 52.3188
Current through May 31, 2024
| Size and kind of container | |
| Container mark or identification | |
| Label or brand | |
| Varietal type | |
| Style | |
| Size: | |
| Count per pound (Average) | |
| Uniformity | |
| ( ) Extra large | |
| ( ) Large | |
| ( ) Medium | |
| ( ) Small | |
| Moisture content percent; Uniformity | |
| Varietal characteristics: ( ). Similar. ( ) Dissimilar. |
| Defects and summary of allowances1 | Grade A maximum | Grade B maximum | Grade C maximum | Substandard maximum |
| Total of all defects, including off-color | 10 percent | 15 percent | No limit except as indicated below. | |
| Total of all defects, including off-color and poor texture | 20 percent | |||
| Poor texture, end cracks, skin or flesh damage,3 fermentation, scars, heat damage, insect injury, other means, mold, dirt, foreign material, insect infestation, decay | But no more than 6 percent | But no more than 8 percent | ||
| End cracks,2 skin or flesh damage,3 fermentation, scars, heat damage, insect injury, other means, mold, dirt, foreign material, insect infestation, decay | 10 percent2 | |||
| Skin or flesh damage,3 fermentation, scars, heat damage, insect injury, other means, mold, dirt, foreign material, insect infestation, decay | But no more than 8 percent | |||
| Mold, dirt, foreign material, insect infestation, decay | 3 percent | 4 percent | 5 percent | 5 percent. |
| Decay | But no more than 1 percent | But no more than 1 percent | But no more than 1 percent | But no more than 1 percent. |
| Total | ||||
| U.S. Grade (including all factors) | ||||
1 Percentages of defects are "by weight."
2 Except that each 1 percent of end cracks to, and including 8 percent, by weight, shall be considered as 1/2 percent damaged by end cracks; and any additional end cracks shall be calculated as true percentage, by weight.
3 Allowances for "skin or flesh damage" apply only to "Whole Unpitted" style.
7 C.F.R. §52.3188