7 CFR §989.24
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- (a)Standard raisins means raisins which meet the then effective minimum grade and condition standards for natural condition raisins.
- (b)Off-grade raisins means raisins which do not meet the then effective minimum grade and condition standards for natural condition raisins: Provided, That raisins which are certified as off-grade raisins shall continue to be such until successfully reconditioned or become “other failing raisins.”
- (c)Other failing raisins means any raisins received or acquired by a handler, either as standard raisins or off-grade raisins, which are processed to a point where they qualify as packed raisins but fail to meet the applicable minimum grade standards for packed raisins.
- (d)Raisin residual material means defective raisins, stemmer waste, sweepings, and other residue accumulated by a handler from reconditioning raisins or from processing standard raisins and other failing raisins.