GroundRules
7 CFR 52.810: Allowances for quality factors.
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 52—PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, PROCESSED PRODUCTS THEREOF, AND CERTAIN OTHER PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS
- Subpart C—United States Standards for Grades of Frozen Red Tart Pitted Cherries
Table I—Allowances for Quality Factors
Factor Sample unit size Maximum number permissible for the respective grade
A B C
Color:
Vary markedly or undercolored. 100 cherries 12 18 25.
Pits 20 ozs Not more than 2 in any sample unit. Sample average 1 per 40 ozs Not more than 3 in any sample unit. Sample average 1 per 30 ozs 4 or more in any sample unit. Sample average 1 per 20 ozs.
Defects:
Total-mutilated, minor blemished, and blemished of which 100 cherries 10 15 20.
Blemished—limited to 3 7 15.
Harmless extraneous material 20 ozs Average 1 piece per 60 oz. net contents Average 1 piece per 40 oz. net contents Average 1 piece per 20 oz. net contents.
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