{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-51.2541","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 51.2541","heading":"U.S. Fancy, U.S. Extra No. 1, U.S. No. 1 And U.S. Select Grades.","body":"“U.S. Fancy,” “U.S. Extra No. 1,” “U.S. No. 1,” and “U.S. Select” consists of pistachio nuts in the shell which meet the following requirements:\n(a) Basic requirements:\n(1) Free from:\n(i) Foreign material;\n(ii) Loose kernels;\n(iii) Shell pieces;\n(iv) Particles and dust; and,\n(v) Blanks.\n(b) Shells:\n(1) Free from:\n(i) Non-split shells; and,\n(ii) Shells not split on suture.\n(2) Free from damage by:\n(i) Adhering hull material;\n(ii) Light stained;\n(iii) Dark stained; and,\n(iv) Other External (shell) defects.\n(c) Kernels:\n(1) Well dried, or, very well dried when specified in connection with the grade.\n(2) Free from damage by:\n(i) Immature kernels;\n(ii) Kernel spotting; and,\n(iii) Other Internal (kernel) defects.\n(3) Free from serious damage by:\n(i) Minor insect or vertebrate injury;\n(ii) Insect damage;\n(iii) Mold;\n(iv) Rancidity;\n(v) Decay; and,\n(vi) Other Internal (kernel) defects.\n(d) The nuts are of a size not less than 30/64 inch in diameter as measured by a round hole screen.\n(e) For tolerances, see § 51.2544.","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 Z—United States Standards for Grades of Pistachio Nuts in the Shell"],"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":"c43c238ef086dd5dc155dde0c5ceb029d4aee0996cd637dc2413f613459cb13a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-51.2540","next":"us/7-cfr-51.2542"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}