7 CFR § 51.691
Standard pack for oranges except Temple variety
July 6, 2020
(a) Fruit shall be fairly uniform in size. When packed in approved containers, fruit shall be arranged according to the approved and recognized methods.
(b) “Fairly uniform in size” means that not more than the number of fruit permitted in §51.689, Tables I and II, are outside the ranges of diameters given in Table III:
Table III— 7⁄10 Bushel Carton
Open Table
| Pack size/number of oranges | Diameter in inches | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Maximum | |
| 24 | 312⁄16 | 51⁄16 |
| 32 | 36⁄16 | 49⁄16 |
| 36 | 34⁄16 | 46⁄16 |
| 40 | 32⁄16 | 44⁄16 |
| 48 | 215⁄16 | 4 |
| 56 | 213⁄16 | 313⁄16 |
| 64 | 211⁄16 | 310⁄16 |
| 72 | 29⁄16 | 38⁄16 |
| 88 | 28⁄16 | 34⁄16 |
| 113 | 27⁄16 | 3 |
| 138 | 26⁄16 | 212⁄16 |
(c) In order to allow for variations, other than sizing, incident to proper packing, not more than 5 percent of the packages in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of standard pack.
[66 FR 48788, Sept. 24, 2001]
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