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7 CFR 51.2835: U.S. No. 2.

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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 FF—United States Standards for Grades of Onions (Other Than Bermuda-Granex-Grano and Creole Types)

U.S. No. 2 consists of onions which meet the following requirements:

(a) Basic requirements:

(1) One type, except when designated as a specialty or mixed pack;

(2) Mature; and,

(3) Not soft or spongy.

(b) Free from:

(1) Decay;

(2) Wet sunscald; and,

(3) Scallions.

(1) Watery scales;

(2) Dirt or Staining;

(3) Foreign Matter;

(4) Seedstems;

(5) Sprouts;

(6) Mechanical;

(7) Dry sunken areas;

(8) Disease;

(9) Freezing;

(10) Insects; and,

(11) Other means.

(d) For tolerances see § 51.2837.

(e) Size. Unless otherwise specified, the diameter shall not be less than 1 1/2 inches. (See §§ 51.2836 and 51.2837.)

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