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Factor Damage Serious damage Very serious damage----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ammoniation.......................... Not occurring as light Scars are cracked or Aggregating more than
speck type, or dark and aggregating 25 percent of the
detracts more than more than a circle \5/ surface.
discoloration 8\ inch (15.9 mm) in
permitted in the grade. diameter.Bruises.............................. Segment walls are Segment walls are Fruit is split open,
collapsed, or rag is collapsed, or rag is peel is badly
ruptured and juice ruptured and juice watersoaked, or rag is
sacs are ruptured. sacs are ruptured. ruptured and juice
sacs are ruptured
causing a mushy
condition affecting
all segments more than
\1/2\ inch (12.7 mm)
at bruised area or the
equivalent of this
amount, by volume,
when affecting more
than one area on the
fruit.Buckskin............................. Aggregating more than a Aggregating more than Aggregating more than
circle \3/4\ inch 25 percent of the 50 percent of the
(19.1 mm) in diameter. surface. surface.Caked melanose....................... Aggregating more than a Aggregating more than a Aggregating more than
circle \3/8\ inch (9.5 circle \5/8\ inch 25 percent of the
mm) in diameter. (15.9 mm) in diameter. surface.Creasing............................. Materially weakens the Seriously weakens the Very seriously weakens
skin, or extends over skin, or extends over the skin, or is
more than one-third of more than one-half of distributed over
the surface. the surface. practically the entire
surface.Dryness or mushy condition........... Affecting all segments Affecting all segments Affecting all segments
more than \1/8\ inch more than \1/4\ inch more than \1/2\ inch
(3.2 mm) at stem end, (6.4 mm) at stem end, (12.7 mm) at stem end,
or the equivalent of or the equivalent of or the equivalent of
this amount, by this amount, by this amount, by
volume, when occurring volume, when occurring volume, when occurring
in other portions of in other portions of in other portions of
the fruit. the fruit. the fruit.Green spots.......................... Aggregating more than a Aggregating more than a Aggregating more than
circle \1/2\ inch circle \5/8\ inch 25 percent of the
(12.7 mm) in diameter. (15.9 mm) in diameter. surface.Oil spots............................ Aggregating more than a Aggregating more than a Aggregating more than
circle \1/2\ inch circle \3/4\ inch 25 percent of the
(12.7 mm) in diameter. (19.1 mm) in diameter. surface.
Scab................................. Materially detracts Seriously detracts from Aggregating more than
from the shape or the shape or texture, 25 percent of the
texture, or or aggregating more surface.
aggregating more than than a circle \5/8\
a circle \3/8\ inch inch (15.9 mm) in
(9.5 mm) in diameter. diameter.Scale................................ Aggregating more than a Aggregating more than a Aggregating more than
circle \3/8\ inch (9.5 circle \5/8\ inch 25 percent of the
mm) in diameter. (15.9 mm) in diameter. surface.Scars, Hail, and Thorn scratches [For Deep or rough Deep or rough Deep or rough or
smooth or fairly smooth superficial aggregating more than aggregating more than unsightly that
scars see Sec. 51.1828.]. a circle \1/4\ inch a circle \1/2\ inch appearance is very
(6.4 mm) in diameter; (12.7 mm) in diameter; seriously affected.
slightly rough with slightly rough with
slight depth slight depth
aggregating more than aggregating more than
a circle \3/4\ inch a circle 1\1/8\ inches
(19.1 mm) in diameter; (28.6 mm) in diameter;
smooth or fairly smooth or fairly
smooth with slight smooth with slight
depth aggregating more depth aggregating more
than a circle 1\1/8\ than 10 percent of
inches (28.6 mm) in fruit surface.
diameter.Skin breakdown....................... Aggregating more than a Aggregating more than a Aggregating more than
circle \1/2\ inch circle \3/4\ inch 25 percent of the
(12.7 mm) in diameter. (19.1 mm) in diameter. surface.Sprayburn............................ Skin is hard and Skin is hard and Aggregating more than
aggregating more than aggregating more than 25 percent of the
a circle \3/4\ inch a circle 1\1/4\ inches surface.
(19.1 mm) in diameter. (31.8 mm) in diameter.Sunburn.............................. Skin is flattened, dry, Skin is hard and Aggregating more than
darkened, or hard and affects more than one- 50 percent of the
the affected area third of the surface. surface.
exceeds 25 percent of
the surface.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: All references to area or aggregate area, or length are based on a tangerine 2\1/2\ inches in diameter
(63.5 mm), allowing proportionately greater areas on larger fruit and lesser areas on smaller fruit.
Subpart_United States Standards for Fresh Tomatoes \1\---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ Packing of the product in conformity with the requirements of these standards shall not excuse failure to comply with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or with applicable State laws and regulations.
Source: 38 FR 23932, Sept. 5, 1973, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981.
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