{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-51.759","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 51.759","heading":"U.S. No. 3.","body":"“U.S. No. 3” consists of grapefruit which meet the following requirements:\n(a) Basic requirements:\n(1) Mature;\n(2) Misshapen;\n(3) Poorly colored;\n(4) Rough texture, not seriously bumpy;\n(5) Similar varietal characteristics; and,\n(6) Slightly spongy.\n(b) Free from:\n(1) Decay;\n(2) Unhealed skin breaks; and,\n(3) Wormy fruit.\n(c) Free from very serious damage caused by:\n(1) Ammoniation;\n(2) Bruises;\n(3) Buckskin;\n(4) Caked melanose;\n(5) Disease;\n(6) Dryness or mushy condition;\n(7) Hail;\n(8) Insects;\n(9) Oil spotting;\n(10) Scab;\n(11) Scale;\n(12) Scars;\n(13) Skin breakdown;\n(14) Sprayburn;\n(15) Sprouting;\n(16) Sunburn; and,\n(17) Other means.\n(d) For tolerances see § 51.760.","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 F—United States Standards for Grades of Florida Grapefruit"],"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":"39cfcbb4963919d1229c0c73d3b5a6e77caab6566b4c1564c2b23ed36f6d0bd7","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-51.758","next":"us/7-cfr-51.760"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}