{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-51.3410","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 51.3410","heading":"Grades.","body":"(a) “U.S. No. 1 Processing” consists of potatoes which meet the following requirements:\n(1) Basic requirements:\n(i) Similar varietal characteristics;\n(ii) Moderately firm; and,\n(iii) Fairly well shaped.\n(2) Free from:\n(i) Freezing or freezing injury;\n(ii) Blackheart;\n(iii) Late Blight Tuber Rot;\n(iv) Southern Bacterial Wilt;\n(v) Bacterial Ring Rot;\n(vi) Insects, worms or larvae;\n(vii) Soft rot and wet breakdown; and,\n(viii) Loose sprouts, dirt and foreign material.\n(3) Free from damage by any cause.\n(4) Size. Unless otherwise specified, individual potatoes shall be not less than 2 inches in diameter or 4 ounces in weight. Percentage(s) of a larger size(s) and/or a maximum size may be specified.\n(b) “U.S. No. 2 Processing” consists of potatoes or usable pieces of potatoes which meet the following requirements:\n(1) Basic requirements:\n(i) Similar varietal characteristics;\n(ii) Moderately firm; and,\n(iii) Not seriously misshapen.\n(2) Free from:\n(i) Freezing or freezing injury;\n(ii) Blackheart;\n(iii) Late Blight Tuber Rot;\n(iv) Southern Bacterial Wilt;\n(v) Bacterial Ring Rot;\n(vi) Insects, worms or larvae;\n(vii) Soft rot and wet breakdown; and,\n(viii) Loose sprouts, dirt and foreign material.\n(3) Free from serious damage by any cause.\n(4) Size. Unless otherwise specified, whole potatoes shall be not less than 1 1/2 inches in diameter, or usable pieces shall be not less than 4 ounces in weight. Percentage(s) of a larger size(s) and/or maximum size may be specified.","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 JJ—United States Standards for Grades of Potatoes for Processing"],"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":"c19196efefda61494da441a81af0eebe15636ac73bea829336aa35bc8c74a335","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-51.3212","next":"us/7-cfr-51.3411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}