7 CFR § 51.2544 Tolerances | Code of Federal Regulations | US Law

7 CFR § 51.2544

Tolerances

July 6, 2020

CFR

(a) In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, the tolerances in Tables I, II, and III of this section are provided.

Table I—Tolerances

[Percent]

Factor	U.S. fancy	U.S. extra No. 1	U.S. No. 1	U.S. select	U.S. artificially opened	U.S. non-split
External (shell) Defects (tolerances by weight):
(a) Non-split and not split on suture	2	3	6	10	10	N/A
(1) Non-split included in (a)	1	2	3	4	4	N/A
(b) Adhering hull material	1	1	1	2	2	2
(c) Light stained	7	12	25	N/A	N/A	N/A
(1) Dark stained, included in (c)	2	3	3	3	3	3
(d) Damage by other means	1	1	2	3	10	N/A
(e) Total External Defects	9	16	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
(f) Undersized (Less than 30⁄64 inch in diameter)	5	5	5	5	4	5

Table II—Tolerances

Factor internal (kernel) defects (tolerances by weight)	U.S. fancy (percent)	U.S. extra No. 1 (percent)	U.S. No. 1 (percent)	U.S. select (percent)	U.S. artificially opened (percent)	U.S. non-split (percent)
(a) Damage	3	6	6	6	6	6
(b) Serious Damage (Minor Insect or Vertebrate Injury, Mold, Rancid, Decay)	3	4	4	4	4	4
(1) Insect Damage, included in (b)	1	2	2	2	2	2
(c) Total Internal Defects	4	8	9	9	9	9

Table III—Tolerances

[Percent]

Factor	U.S. fancy	U.S. extra No. 1	U.S. No. 1	U.S. select	U.S. artificially opened	U.S. non-split
Other Defects (tolerances by weight):
(a) Shell pieces and blanks	2	2	2	2	2	2
(1) Blanks, included in (a)	1	1	1	1	1	1
(b) Foreign material (No glass, metal or live insects shall be permitted)	.25	.25	.25	.25	.25	.25
(c) Particles and dust	.25	.25	.25	.25	.25	.25
(d) Loose kernels	4	5	6	6	6	6

(b) [Reserved]

[68 FR 50683, Aug. 22, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 76835, Dec. 23, 2004]

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