7 C.F.R. § 52.3188

Work sheet for dried prunes

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 allowances ¹	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 percent ²
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.

[21 FR 8177, Oct. 25, 1956, as amended at 30 FR 11596, Sept. 10, 1965. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977 and at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981]