Serious damage means any specific defect described in this section; or an equally objectionable variation of any one of these defects, any other defect, or any combination of defects, which seriously detracts from the appearance, or the edible or shipping quality of the cantaloup. The following specific defects shall be considered as serious damage:
(a) Liquid in the seed cavity under the following circumstances:
(1) At shipping point when a large amount of liquid is present in the seed cavity or the flesh of the cavity wall is noticeably soft or discolored or when any fermentation is present; or,
(2) En route or at destination when there is any fermentation of the liquid in the seed cavity, or when the flesh of the cavity wall shows fermentation or is badly discolored;
(b) Sunburn when the flesh is seriously discolored, when causing cracking of the rind, or when causing flattening of the rind which seriously detracts from the appearance of the cantaloup;
(c) Hail when the injury is unhealed;
(d) Surface mold under the following circumstances:
(1) At shipping point when any surface mold is visible; or,
(2) En route or at destination when the color, character, or location of the mold seriously detracts from the appearance or marketing quality of the cantaloup;
(e) Cracks when fresh and deep;
(f) Bruises when the surface of the cantaloup is seriously flattened or indented or when a material portion of the underlying flesh is broken down; and,
(g) Mechanical means when fresh cuts or gouges extend into the edible portion of the cantaloup. Sec. 51.494a Permanent defects.
Permanent defects means defects which are not subject to change during shipping or storage; including, but not limited to factors of shape, netting, scarring, sunscald, sunburn and injury caused by hail or insects, and mechanical injury which is so located as to indicate that it occurred prior to shipment. [26 FR 2217, Mar. 16, 1961. Redesignated at 27 FR 2307, Mar. 10, 1962, 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981] Sec. 51.494b Fairly well netted.
Fairly well netted means that to an extent characteristic of the variety the cantaloup is fairly well covered with fairly good netting. [26 FR 2217, Mar. 16, 1961. Redesignated at 27 FR 2307, Mar. 10, 1962, 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981] Sec. 51.494c Condition defects.
Condition defects means defects which may develop or change during shipment or storage; including, but not limited to decayed or soft cantaloups and such factors as liquid in the seed cavity, surface mold, sunken areas, fresh cracks, and bruising which is so located as to indicate that it occurred after packing. [26 FR 2217, Mar. 16, 1961. Redesignated at 27 FR 2307, Mar. 10, 1962, 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981]
Subpart_United States Standards for Celery
Source: 24 FR 2640, Apr. 7, 1959, 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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