C.F.R.
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Title 7
» CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › SUBCHAPTER C—REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT › PART 51—FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER PRODUCTS (INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS) › Subpart AA—United States Standards for Grades of Shelled Pis…
(a) In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, the tolerances, by weight, in Table I are provided.
Table 1—Tolerances
Factor (tolerances by weight) | U.S. fancy (percent) | U.S. extra No. 1 (percent) | U.S. No. 1 (percent) |
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| (a) Damage | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| (b) Serious Damage (Minor Insect or Vertebrate Injury, Mold, Rancid, Decay) | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| (1) Insect Damage, included in (b) | .3 | .4 | .5 |
| (c) Foreign Material | .03 | .05 | .1 |
[55 FR 28747, July 13, 1990; 55 FR 29938, July 23, 1990, as amended at 68 FR 50685, Aug. 22, 2003; 69 FR 76835, Dec. 23, 2004]