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CFR /  Title 21  /  Part 155  /  Sec. 155.172 Canned dry peas.

(a) Identity. Canned dry peas conforms to the definition and standard of identity, and is subject to the requirements for label declaration of ingredients, prescribed for canned peas by Sec. 155.170(a), except that:

(1) The optional pea ingredient is the dry seeds of the pea plant of the species Pisum sativum L. but excluding the subspecies macrocarpum.

(2) The optional ingredients specified in Sec. 155.170(a)(2)(xii) shall not be used.

(3) The name of the food is ``cooked dry peas'' or ``soaked dry peas''. The optional terms specified by Sec. 155.170(a)(3), ``early'', ``June'', ``sweet'', ``green'', ``wrinkled'', or any combination thereof, shall not be used on the labels.

(b) Quality. (1) The standard of quality for canned dry peas is that specified for canned peas by Sec. 155.170(b) except that:

(1) The standard of quality for canned dry peas is that specified for canned peas by Sec. 155.170(b) except that:

(i) The alcohol-insoluble solids maximums specified in Sec. 155.170(b)(1)(vi) do not apply.

(ii) The skins of not more than 25 percent by count of the peas in the container are ruptured to a width of 1.6 millimeters (0.06 inch) or more.

(2) If the quality of canned dry peas falls below the standard of quality prescribed by paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the label shall bear the statement of substandard quality in the manner and form specified in Sec. 155.170(b)(3) for canned peas, except that the words ``Excessively mealy'' shall not be used.

(c) Fill of container. (1) The standard of fill of container for canned dry peas is that prescribed for canned peas by Sec. 155.170(c).

(1) The standard of fill of container for canned dry peas is that prescribed for canned peas by Sec. 155.170(c).

(2) If canned dry peas fall below the standard of fill of container prescribed by paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the label shall bear the general statement of substandard fill specified in Sec. 130.14(b) of this chapter, in the manner and form therein specified. [45 FR 43399, June 27, 1980, as amended at 48 FR 15241, Apr. 8, 1983; 58 FR 2883, Jan. 6, 1993]