Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 7  /  Part 51  /  Sec. 51.713 Classification of defects.

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Very serious

Factor Injury Damage Serious damage damage----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ammoniation..................... .................. Not occurring as Scars are cracked Aggregating more

light speck type. or dark and than 25 percent

aggregating more of the surface.

than a circle \3/

4\ inch in

diameter or light

colored and

aggregating more

than a circle 1\1/

4\ inches in

diameter on a 200

size orange.Buckskin........................ .................. Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more

than a circle 1 than 25 percent than 50 percent

inch in diameter of the surface. of the surface.

on a 200 size

orange..Caked melanose.................. .................. .................. Aggregating more Aggregating more

than a circle \3/ than 25 percent

4\ inch in of the surface.

diameter on a 200

size orange.Creasing........................ .................. Materially weakens Seriously weakens Very seriously

the skin, or the skin, or weakens the skin,

extends over more extends over more or is distributed

than one-third of than one-half of over practically

the surface. the surface. the entire

surface.Dryness or mushy condition...... .................. Affecting all Affecting all Affecting all

segments more segments more segments more

than \1/4\ inch than \1/2\ inch than \3/4\ inch

at stem end, or at stem end, or at stem end, or

the equivalent of the equivalent of the equivalent of

this amount, by this amount, by this amount, by

volume, when volume, when volume, when

occurring in occurring in occurring in

other portions of other portions of other portions of

the fruit. the fruit. the fruit.Green spots or oil spots........ More than slightly Aggregating more Aggregating more

affecting than a circle \7/ than a circle 1\1/

appearance. 8\ inch in 4\ inches in

diameter on a 200 diameter on a 200

size orange. size orange.Hail............................ Not well healed, Not well healed, Not well healed, Not well healed,

or aggregating or aggregating or aggregating or aggregating

more than a more than a more than a more than a

circle \1/4\ inch circle \3/8\ inch circle \1/2\ inch circle \3/4\ inch

in diameter on a in diameter on a in diameter on a in diameter on a

200 size orange. 200 size orange. 200 size orange. 200 size orange.Scab............................ .................. Materially Seriously detracts Aggregating more

detracts from the from the shape or than 25 percent

shape or texture, texture, or of the surface.

or aggregating aggregating more

more than a than a circle \3/

circle \5/8\ inch 4\ inch in

in diameter on a diameter on a 200

200 size orange. orange.Scale........................... More than a few Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more

adjacent to the than a circle \5/ than a circle \3/ than 25 percent

``button'' at the 8\ inch in 4\ inch in of the surface.

stem end, or more diameter on a 200 diameter on a 200

than 6 scattered size orange. size orange.

on other portions

of the fruit.Scars........................... Depressed, not Deep, rough or Deep, rough Deep, rough or

smooth, or hard aggregating aggregating more unsightly that

detracts from more than a than a circle \1/ appearance is

appearance more circle \1/4\ inch 2\ inch in very seriously

than the amount in diameter; diameter; affected.

of discoloration slightly rough slightly rough

permitted in the with slight depth with slight depth

grade. aggregating more aggregating more

than a circle \7/ than a circle 1\1/

8\ inch in 4\ inches in

diameter; smooth diameter. All

or fairly smooth areas based on a

with slight depth 200 size orange.

aggregation more

than a circle 1\1/

4\ inches in

diameter. All

areas based on a

200 size orange.Skin breakdown.................. .................. Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more

than a circle \1/ than a circle \5/ than 25 percent

4\ inch in 8\ inch in of the surface.

diameter on a 200 diameter on a 200

size orange. size orange.

Sunburn......................... .................. Skin is flattened, Affecting more Aggregating more

dry, darkened or than \1/3\ of the than 50 percent

hard, aggregating surface, hard, of the surface.

more than 25 decidedly one-

percent of the sided, or light

surface. brown and

aggregating more

than a circle 1\1/

4\ inches in

diameter on a 200

size orange.Sprayburn....................... .................. .................. Hard, or Aggregating more

aggregating more than 25 percent

than a circle 1\1/ of the surface.

4\ inches in

diameter on a 200

size orange.Split, rough or protruding Split is unhealed; Split is unhealed, Split is unhealed, Split is unhealed

navels. navel protrudes or more than \1/ or more than \1/ or fruit is

beyond general 4\ inch in 2\ inch in seriously

contour; opening length, or more length, or weakened.

is so wide, than 3 well aggregate length

growth so folded healed splits, or of all splits

and ridged that navel protrudes exceed 1 inch, or

it detracts beyond the navel protrudes

noticeably from general contour, beyond general

appearance. and opening is so contour, and

wide, folded or opening is so

ridged that it wide, folded and

detracts ridged that it

materially from seriously

appearance. detracts from

appearance.Thorn scratches................. Not slight, not Not well healed, Not well healed, Aggregating more

well healed, or or hard or hard than 5 percent of

more unsightly concentrated concentrated the surface.

than thorn injury thorn injury

discoloration aggregating more aggregating more

permitted in the than a circle \5/ than a circle \3/

grade. 8\ inch in 4\ inch in

diameter on a 200 diameter on a 200

size orange. size orange.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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