{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-51.1565","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 51.1565","heading":"Internal defects.","body":"Internal defects are defects which cannot be detected without cutting the potato. Some internal defects are listed in Table VII.\nTable VII—Internal Defects\nDefects Damage Maximum Allowed Serious Damage Maximum Allowed\nOccurring outside of or not entirely confined to the vascular ring\nIngrown Sprouts, Internal Discoloration, Vascular Browning, Fusarium Wilt, Net Necrosis, Other Necrosis, Stem End Browning 5 percent waste 10 percent waste.\nInternal Black Spot When the spot(s) are darker than the official color chip (POT-CC-2) after removing 5 percent of the total weight of the potato When the spot(s) are darker than the official color chip (POT-CC-2) after removing 10 percent of the total weight of the potato.\nOccurring entirely within the vascular ring\nHollow Heart or Hollow Heart with Discoloration Area affected not to exceed that of a circle 1⁄2 inch in diameter in a potato 21⁄2-inches in diameter or 6 ounces in weight. 1 Area affected not to exceed that of a circle 3⁄4 inch in diameter in a potato 21⁄2-inches in diameter or 6 ounces in weight.1\nLight Brown Discoloration (Brown Center) Area affected not to exceed that of a circle 1⁄2 inch in diameter in a potato 21⁄2 inches in diameter or 6 ounces in weight.1 Area affected not to exceed that of a circle 3⁄4 inch in diameter in a potato 21⁄2 inches in diameter or 6 ounces in weight.1\nOccurring entirely within the vascular ring\nInternal Brown Spot and Similar Discoloration (Heat Necrosis) Not more than the equivalent of 3 scattered spots 1⁄8 inch in diameter in a potato 21⁄2-inches in diameter or 6 ounces in weight.1 Not more than the equivalent of 6 scattered spots 1⁄8 inch in diameter in a potato 21⁄2-inches in diameter or 6 ounces in weight.1\n1 Note: Correspondingly lesser or greater areas in smaller or larger potatoes.","path":["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 P—United States Standards for Grades of Potatoes"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"beab692b95d293a047a631471c12e6542c144db226d59b0088714ad4b6eeba16","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-51.1564","next":"us/7-cfr-51.1566"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}