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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 1
inch (25.4 mm) in
diameter.Bruises......................... Segment walls are Segment walls are Segment walls are Fruit is split
collapsed, or rag collapsed, or rag collapsed, or rag open, peel is
is ruptured and is ruptured and is ruptured and badly
juice sacs are juice sacs are juice sacs are watersoaked, or
ruptured. ruptured. ruptured. rag is ruptured
and juice sacs
are ruptured
causing a mushy
condition
affecting all
segments more
than \3/4\ inch
(19.1 mm) at
bruised area or
the equivalent of
this amount, by
volume, when
affecting more
than one area on
the fruit.Buckskin........................ .................. Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more
than a circle 1- than 25 percent than 50 percent
\1/4\ inches of the surface. of the surface.
(31.8 mm) in
diameter.Caked melanose.................. .................. Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more
than a circle \3/ than a circle 1 than 25 percent
4\ inch (19.1 mm) inch (25.4 mm) in of the surface.
in diameter. diameter.
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
(6.4 mm) at stem (12.7 mm) at stem (19.1 mm) at stem
end, or the end, or the end, or the
equivalent of equivalent of 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..................... Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more
than a circle \1/ than a circle \3/ than a circle 1 than \1/3\ of the
2\ inch (12.7 mm) 4\ inch (19.1 mm) inch (25.4 mm) in surface, caused
in diameter, in diameter, diameter, caused by scale.
caused by scale. caused by scale. by scale.Oil spots....................... Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more
than a circle \1/ than a circle 1 than a circle 1\1/ than \1/3\ of the
2\ inch (12.7 mm) inch (25.4 mm) in 2\ inches (38.1 surface.
in diameter. diameter. mm) in diameter.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 \7/
circle \3/4\ inch 8\ inch (22.2 mm)
(19.1 mm) in in diameter.
diameter.Scale........................... More than a few Blotch aggregating Blotch aggregating Aggregating more
adjacent to the more than a more than a than 25 percent
``button'' at the circle \3/4\ inch circle 1 inch of the surface.
stem end, or more (19.1 mm) in (25.4 mm) in
than 6 scattered diameter, or diameter, or
on other portions occurring as a occurring as a
of the fruit. ring more than a ring more than a
circle 1\3/4\ circle 1\1/2\
inches (31.8 mm) inches (38.1 mm)
in diameter. in diameter..Scars, Hail, or Thorn scratches Depressed, not Very deep or very Very deep or very Very deep or very
[For smooth or fairly smooth smooth, or rough aggregating rough aggregating rough or
superficial scars see Sec. detracts from more than a more than a unsightly that
51.770.]. appearance more circle \1/2\ inch circle 1 inch appearance is
than the amount (12.7 mm) in (25.4 mm) in very seriously
of discoloration diameter; deep or diameter; deep or affected.
permitted in the rough aggregating rough aggregating
grade. more than a more than 5
circle 1 inch percent of fruit
(25.4 mm) in surface; slight
diameter; depth or slightly
slightly rough or rough aggregating
of slight depth more than 15
aggregating more percent of fruit
than 10 percent surface.
of fruit surface.Skin breakdown.................. Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more Aggregating more
than a circle \3/ than a circle \3/ than a circle 1 than 25 percent
8\ inch (9.5 mm) 4\ inch (19.1 mm) inch (25.4 mm) in of the surface.
in diameter. in diameter. diameter.Sprayburn....................... .................. Aggregating more Hard and Aggregating more
than a circle \3/ aggregating more than 25 percent
4\ inch (19.1 mm) than a circle 1\1/ of the surface.
in diameter. 2\ inches (38.1
mm) in diameter.Sprouting....................... .................. More than six More than six More than six
seeds have seeds have seeds have
sprouts of more sprouts of more sprouts of more
than \1/4\ inch than \1/2\ inch than \3/4\ inch
(6.4 mm) in (12.7 mm) in (19.1 mm) in
length, or more length, or more length, or more
than 3 seeds with than 3 seeds with than 3 seeds with
sprouts over \3/ sprouts over 1 sprouts over 1\1/
4\ inch (19.1 mm) inch (25.4 mm) in 4\ inches (31.8
in length. length. mm) in length.Sunburn......................... .................. Skin is flattened, Skin is hard and Aggregating more
dry, darkened, or affects more than than 50 percent
hard and the one-third of the of the surface.
affected area surface.
exceeds 25
percent of the
surface.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Note: All references to area or aggregating area, or length in this standard are based on a grapefruit 4\1/8\
inches (104.8 mm) in diameter, allowing proportionately greater areas on larger fruit and lesser areas on
smaller fruit. Subpart_United States Standards for Grades of Table Grapes (European or
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\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.---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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