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7 CFR §51.2730

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“U.S. No. 1 Spanish” consists of shelled Spanish type peanut kernels which are whole and free from foreign material, damage and minor defects, and which will not pass through a screen having 15/64 × 3/4 inch openings.
  1. (a)In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, the following tolerances, by weight, shall be permitted:
    1. (1)1 percent for other types of peanuts;
    2. (2)3 percent for sound peanuts which are split or broken;
    3. (3)1.5 percent for damaged or unshelled peanuts;
    4. (4)0.5 percent for minor defects: Provided, That in addition, any unused part of the tolerance for damaged or unshelled peanuts shall be allowed for minor defects;
    5. (5)0.1 percent for foreign material; and,
    6. (6)2 percent for sound whole peanuts which will pass through the prescribed screen.