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7 CFR §51.1549

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  1. (a)The following definitions provide a basis for describing lots of potatoes as to the degree of skinning whenever description may be appropriate:
    1. (1)“Practically no skinning” means that not more than 5 percent of the potatoes in the lot have more than one-tenth of the skin missing or “feathered”;
    2. (2)“Slightly skinned” means that not more than 10 percent of the potatoes in the lot have more than one-fourth of the skin missing or “feathered”;
    3. (3)“Moderately skinned” means that not more than 10 percent of the potatoes in the lot have more than one-half of the skin missing or “feathered”; and
    4. (4)“Badly skinned” means that more than 10 percent of the potatoes in the lot have more than one-half of the skin missing or “feathered”.