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CFR /  Title 7  /  Part 51  /  Sec. 51.1221 Damage.

``Damage'' means any injury or defect which materially affects the appearance, or the edible or shipping quality of the peach. Any one of the following defects, or any combination thereof, the seriousness of which exceeds the maximum allowed for any one defect, shall be considered as damage:

(a) Bacterial spot, when cracked, or when aggregating more than \3/8\ inch in diameter;

(b) Scab spots, when cracked, or when aggregating more than \3/8\ inch in diameter;

(c) Scale, when concentrated, or when scattered and aggregating more than \1/4\ inch in diameter;

(d) Hail injury which is unhealed, or deep, or when aggregating more than \1/4\ inch in diameter;

(e) Leaf or limb rubs, when not smooth, or when not light colored, or when aggregating more than \1/2\ inch in diameter;

(f) Split pit, when causing any unhealed crack, or when causing any crack which is readily apparent, or when affecting shape to the extent that the fruit is not well formed.