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7 CFR §51.1819

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“U.S. No. 3” consists of tangerines which meet the following requirements:
  1. (a)Basic requirements:
    1. (1)Mature;
    2. (2)Not flabby; and
    3. (3)Not seriously lumpy.
  2. (b)Free from:
    1. (1)Decay;
    2. (2)Unhealed skin breaks; and
    3. (3)Wormy fruit.
  3. (c)Free from very serious damage caused by:
    1. (1)Ammoniation;
    2. (2)Bruises;
    3. (3)Caked melanose;
    4. (4)Creasing;
    5. (5)Dirt or other foreign material;
    6. (6)Disease;
    7. (7)Dryness or mushy condition;
    8. (8)Hail;
    9. (9)Insects;
    10. (10)Scab;
    11. (11)Scale;
    12. (12)Scars;
    13. (13)Skin breakdown;
    14. (14)Sprayburn;
    15. (15)Sunburn; and,
    16. (16)Other means.
  4. (d)For tolerances see § 51.1820.