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7 CFR 51.2285: Tolerances for size.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 7—Agriculture
- Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
- 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 X—United States Standards for Shelled English Walnuts (Juglans Regia)
(a) All percentages shall be calculated on the basis of weight.
(b) In order to allow for variations incident to proper sizing and handling, tolerances shall be permitted for the respective size classifications as indicated in Table III:
Table III
[Percent]
Size classification Tolerances for size
Smaller than three-fourths halves Will not pass through 24⁄64 inch round hole Pass through 24⁄64 inch round hole Pass through 16⁄64 inch round hole Pass through 8⁄64 inch round hole
Halves 5 1 (included in 5 percent)
Pieces and halves 1 18 3 (included in 18 percent) 1 (included in 2 percent).
Pieces 25 5 (included in 25 percent) 1 (included in 5 percent).
Small pieces 2 10 2.
1 No part of any tolerance shall be used to reduce the percentage of halves required or specified in a lot of “pieces and halves”.
2 The tolerances of 10 percent and 2 percent for “small pieces” classification shall apply, respectively, to any smaller maximum or any larger minimum sizes specified.
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