Title 7, Part 51 — Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Products (Inspection, Certification, and Standards)

Administration of the regulations in this part.

Terms defined.

Designation of official certificates, memoranda, marks, other identifications and devices for purposes of the Agricultural Marketing Act.

Where inspection service is offered.

Who may obtain inspection service.

How to make application.

Form of application.

Filing of application.

When application may be rejected.

When application may be withdrawn.

Authority to request inspection.

Accessibility of products.

Basis of service.

Order of inspection service.

Financial interest of inspector.

Postponing inspection service.

Official sampling.

Certificate forms.

Issuance of certificates.

Issuance of corrected certificates.

Disposition of inspection certificates.

Disposition of samples.

Report of inspection results prior to issuance of formal report.

When appeal inspection may be requested.

Where to file for an appeal inspection and information required.

Record of filing time.

When appeal inspection may be refused.

When an application for an appeal inspection may be withdrawn.

Order in which made.

Who shall perform appeal inspections.

Appeal inspection certificate.

Who may be licensed.

Application to become a licensed inspector.

Suspension or revocation of license of a licensed inspector.

Surrender of license.

Expiration and renewal of license.

Charges for fees, rates, and expenses.

Basis for fees and rates.

Charges for fees and rates for 8e import inspection.

Fees for appeal inspections.

Traveling and other expenses.

Fees for additional copies of inspection certificates.

Charges for inspection services on a contract basis.

How fees shall be paid.

Disposition of fees.

Fees and charges at shipping point areas.

Denial of inspection service.

Political activity.

Inspector's identification.

Approved identifications.

Custody of official inspection marking devices.

Prohibited uses of approved identification.

Licensing and identification of certain official devices.

Continuous inspections.

Plant survey.

Premises.

Buildings and structures.

Facilities.

Equipment.

Operations and operating procedures.

Termination of contracts.

Congressional interest in contracts.

OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.

U.S. Extra Fancy.

U.S. Fancy.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. Utility.

Combination grades.

Color requirements.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Methods of sampling and calculation of percentages.

Condition after storage or transit.

Packing requirements.

Marking requirements.

Mature.

Overripe.

Clean.

Fairly well formed.

Injury.

Damage.

Serious damage.

Seriously deformed.

Diameter.

U.S. Condition Standards for Export.

Metric conversion table.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. No. 2.

U.S. Cider.

Culls.

Size.

Application of standards.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

One variety.

Overripe.

U.S. Fancy.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. No. 1 Bright.

U.S. No. 1 Bronze.

U.S. Combination.

U.S. No. 2.

U.S. No. 2 Russet.

U.S. No. 3.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Standard pack.

Mature.

Similar varietal characteristics.

Well colored.

Firm.

Well formed.

Smooth texture.

Injury.

Discoloration.

Fairly well colored.

Fairly well formed.

Fairly smooth texture.

Damage.

Fairly firm.

Slightly misshapen.

Slightly rough texture.

Serious damage.

Slightly colored.

Misshapen.

Slightly spongy.

Very serious damage.

Diameter.

Classification of defects.

Metric conversion table.

General.

U.S. Fancy.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. No. 1 Bright.

U.S. No. 1 Bronze.

U.S. Combination.

U.S. No. 2.

U.S. No. 2 Russet.

U.S. No. 3.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Standard pack.

Standard sizing.

Mature.

Similar varietal characteristics.

Well colored.

Firm.

Well formed.

Smooth texture.

Injury.

Discoloration.

Fairly smooth texture.

Damage.

Fairly well colored.

Reasonably well colored.

Fairly firm.

Slightly misshapen.

Slightly rough texture.

Serious damage.

Misshapen.

Slightly spongy.

Very serious damage.

Diameter.

Classification of defects.

Metric conversion table.

U.S. Fancy.

U.S. No. 1 Bright.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. No. 1 Golden.

U.S. No. 1 Bronze.

U.S. No. 1 Russet.

U.S. No. 2 Bright.

U.S. No. 2.

U.S. No. 2 Russet.

U.S. No. 3.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Size.

Similar varietal characteristics.

Well colored.

Firm.

Well formed.

Mature.

Smooth texture.

Injury.

Discoloration.

Fairly well colored.

Fairly smooth texture.

Damage.

Fairly firm.

Slightly misshapen.

Slightly rough texture.

Serious damage.

Slightly colored.

Poorly colored.

Misshapen.

Slightly spongy.

Very serious damage.

Diameter.

Classification of defects.

U.S. Extra Fancy Table.

U.S. Extra Fancy Export.

U.S. Fancy Table.

U.S. Fancy Export.

U.S. No. 1 Table.

U.S. No. 1 Institutional.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Maturity requirements.

Well developed grapes.

One variety.

Uniform in appearance.

Color terms.

Firm.

Weak.

Shriveled at capstem.

Shattered.

Wet.

Decay.

Waterberry.

Sunburn.

Damage.

Fairly well filled.

Excessively tight.

Shot berries.

Dried berries.

Well developed and strong.

Diameter.

Serious damage.

Materially shriveled at capstem.

Straggly.

Container.

Export.

Clusters.

Metric conversion table.

General.

U.S. Fancy.

U.S. No. 1 Bright.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. No. 1 Golden.

U.S. No. 1 Bronze.

U.S. No. 1 Russet.

U.S. No. 2 Bright.

U.S. No. 2.

U.S. No. 2 Russet.

U.S. No. 3.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Size.

Similar varietal characteristics.

Well colored.

Firm.

Well formed.

Mature.

Smooth texture.

Injury.

Discoloration.

Fairly smooth texture.

Damage.

Fairly well colored.

Reasonably well colored.

Poorly colored.

Fairly firm.

Slightly misshapen.

Slightly rough texture.

Serious damage.

Misshapen.

Slightly spongy.

Very serious damage.

Diameter.

Classification of defects.

U.S. Grade AA Juice (Double A).

U.S. Grade A Juice.

Maximum anhydrous citric acid permissible for corresponding total soluble solids.

Method of juice extraction.

U.S. Jumbo Hand Picked.

U.S. Fancy Hand Picked.

Unclassified.

Mature.

Pops.

Paper ends.

Damage.

Count per pound.

General.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. Combination.

U.S. No. 2.

Unclassified.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Basis for calculating percentages.

Condition after storage or transit.

Sizing.

Packing.

Tolerances for standard pack.

Mature.

Overripe.

Carefully hand-picked.

Clean.

Black end.

Fairly well formed.

Damage.

Seriously misshapen.

Serious damage.

General.

U.S. Extra No. 1.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. Combination.

U.S. No. 2.

Unclassified.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Basis for calculating percentages.

Condition after storage or transit.

Sizing.

Packing.

Tolerances for standard pack.

Mature.

Overripe.

Carefully hand-picked.

Clean.

Well formed.

Black end.

Injury.

Fairly well formed.

Damage.

Seriously misshapen.

Serious damage.

General.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. No. 2.

Culls.

Size.

Application of standards.

Mature.

Handpicked.

Firm.

Well formed.

Damage.

Pears grown from late blooms.

Seriously deformed.

Serious damage.

Diameter.

U.S. Extra Fancy.

U.S. Fancy.

U.S. Choice.

U.S. Standard.

Size classification.

Kernel color classification.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Sample for grade or size determination.

Loose extraneous or foreign material.

Well cured.

Well developed.

Fairly well developed.

Poorly developed.

Uniform in color.

Fairly uniform in color.

Damage.

Serious damage.

Inedible kernels.

U.S. Extra Fancy.

U.S. Fancy.

U.S. Choice.

U.S. Standard.

Color classifications.

Size classifications for halves.

Size classifications for pieces.

Tolerances for defects.

Application of standards.

Premier half-kernel (Premier halves).

Half-kernel (Halves).

Piece.

Meal and flour.

Well dried.

Well developed.

Fairly well developed.

Poorly developed.

Uniform in color.

Fairly uniform in color.

Uniform in size.

Fairly uniform in size.

Foreign material.

Damage.

Serious damage.

U.S. Fancy.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. Combination.

U.S. No. 2.

[Reserved]

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Standard pack.

Well formed.

Clean.

Mature.

Sunscald.

Damage.

Well colored.

Fairly well colored.

Badly misshapen.

Serious damage.

Diameter.

Metric conversion table.

[Reserved]

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. Commercial.

U.S. No. 2.

[Reserved]

Size.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Samples for grade and size determination.

Skinning.

Similar varietal characteristics.

Firm.

Clean.

Fairly clean.

Mature.

Fairly well matured.

Well shaped.

Fairly well shaped.

Seriously misshapen.

[Reserved]

Damage.

Serious damage.

Freezing.

Soft rot or wet breakdown.

External defects.

Internal defects.

Metric conversion table.

U.S. Grade A Small; U.S. Grade A Medium; U.S. Grade A Medium to Large; U.S. Grade A Large.

U.S. Grade B Small; U.S. Grade B Medium; U.S. Grade B Medium to Large; U.S. Grade B Large.

Size range requirements.

Off-Grade potatoes.

Application of tolerances to individual containers.

Fairly well shaped.

Fairly clean.

Soft rot or wet breakdown.

Damage.

Internal discoloration.

Mature.

Serious damage.

Diameter.

U.S. Fancy.

U.S. No. 1 Bright.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. No. 1 Golden.

U.S. No. 1 Bronze.

U.S. No. 1 Russet.

U.S. No. 2 Bright.

U.S. No. 2.

U.S. No. 2 Russet.

U.S. No. 3.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Size.

Mature.

Firm.

Well formed.

Damage.

Highly colored.

Discoloration.

Well colored.

Fairly well colored.

Fairly firm.

Fairly well formed.

Serious damage.

Reasonably well colored.

Very serious damage.

Diameter.

Classification of defects.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. Combination.

U.S. No. 2.

U.S. No. 3.

Size.

Color classification.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Standard weight.

Similar varietal characteristics.

Mature.

Soft.

Clean.

Well developed.

Fairly well formed.

Fairly smooth.

Damage.

Reasonably well formed.

Slightly rough.

Serious damage.

Misshapen.

Very serious damage.

Classification of defects.

General.

U.S. Grade A.

U.S. Grade B.

Size classification.

Maturity classification.

Off-Grade tomatoes.

Similar varietal characteristics.

Mature.

Well developed.

Fairly well formed.

Fairly smooth.

Damaged.

Badly misshapen.

Serious damage.

U.S. No. 1.

Application of standards.

Similar type.

Dry.

Well formed.

Clean and bright.

Blank.

Split shell.

Damage.

Reasonably well developed.

Badly misshapen.

Rancidity.

Moldy.

Insect injury.

Metric conversion table.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. No. 1 Mixed.

U.S. No. 2.

U.S. No. 2 Mixed.

Application of tolerances.

Determination of grade.

Similar varietal characteristics.

Loose extraneous and foreign material.

Clean.

Fairly bright.

Fairly uniform color.

Well dried.

Decay.

Rancidity.

Damage.

Serious damage.

Thickness.

U.S. Fancy.

U.S. Extra No. 1.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. Select Sheller Run.

U.S. Standard Sheller Run.

U.S. No. 1 Whole and Broken.

U.S. No. 1 Pieces.

Mixed varieties.

Size requirements.

Tolerances for size.

Application of tolerances.

Similar varietal characteristics.

Whole.

Clean.

Well dried.

Decay.

Rancidity.

Insect injury.

Foreign material.

Doubles.

Split or broken kernels.

Particles and dust.

Injury.

Damage.

Serious damage.

Diameter.

Fairly uniform in size.

Application.

[Reserved]

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. Commercial.

[Reserved]

Tolerances for grade defects.

Color classifications.

Tolerances for color.

Off color.

Size classification.

Tolerances for size.

Application of tolerances.

Well dried.

Clean.

Shell.

Insect injury.

Rancidity.

Damage.

Serious damage.

Very serious damage.

Half kernel.

Three-fourths half kernel.

Grades.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Standard pack.

Definitions.

Classification of defects.

Sample size for grade determination.

General.

U.S. Fancy, U.S. Extra No. 1, U.S. No. 1 And U.S. Select Grades.

U.S. Artificially Opened.

U.S. Non-Split.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Size.

Definitions.

Average moisture content determination.

Metric conversion table.

General.

Grades.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Size classifications.

Definitions.

Average moisture content.

Metric Conversion Table.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. Commercial.

Tolerances.

Application of tolerances.

Similar varietal characteristics.

Mature.

Fairly well colored.

Well formed.

Clean.

Damage.

Diameter.

Serious damage.

Permanent defects.

Condition defects.

Metric conversion table.

U.S. No. 1 Runner.

U.S. Runner Splits.

U.S. No. 2 Runner.

Application of tolerances.

Similar varietal characteristics.

Whole.

Split.

Broken.

Foreign material.

Unshelled.

Minor defects.

Damage.

U.S. No. 1 Spanish.

U.S. Spanish Splits.

U.S. No. 2 Spanish.

Application of tolerances.

Spanish type.

Whole.

Split.

Broken.

Foreign material.

Damage.

Minor defects.

Unshelled.

U.S. Extra Large Virginia.

U.S. Medium Virginia.

U.S. No. 1 Virginia.

U.S. Virginia Splits.

U.S. No. 2 Virginia.

Application of tolerances.

Similar varietal characteristics.

Whole.

Split.

Broken.

Foreign material.

Unshelled.

Minor defects.

Damage.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. Export No. 1.

U.S. Commercial.

U.S. No. 1 Boilers.

U.S. No. 1 Picklers.

U.S. No. 2.

Size classifications.

Tolerances.

Samples for grade and size determination.

Application of tolerances.

Export packing requirements.

Mature.

Dormant.

Fairly firm.

Fairly well shaped.

Wet sunscald.

Doubles.

Bottlenecks.

Scallions.

Damage.

Diameter.

Badly misshapen.

Serious damage.

One type.

Metric conversion table.

Application.

[Reserved]

Method of inspection.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. No. 2.

U.S. No. 3.

[Reserved]

Size specifications.

Variety or type specifications.

Tolerances for grade defects.

Application of tolerances.

Practically clean.

Bright.

Splits.

Injury by discoloration.

Damage.

Well dried.

Decay.

Dark discoloration.

Rancidity.

Fairly clean.

Serious damage.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. Combination.

U.S. No. 2.

U.S. No. 3.

Unclassified.

Standard pack.

Application of tolerances.

Similar varietal characteristics.

Mature.

Overripe.

Well formed.

Clean.

Well colored.

Well trimmed.

Damage.

Fairly well formed.

Fairly well colored.

Serious damage.

Badly misshapen.

Very serious damage.

U.S. No. 1.

U.S. Combination.

U.S. No. 2.

Size classifications.

Tolerances.

Samples for grade and size determination.

Application of tolerances.

Similar varietal characteristics.

Mature.

Fairly firm.

Fairly well shaped.

Wet sunscald.

Doubles.

Bottlenecks.

Damage.

Serious damage.

Diameter.

Metric conversion table.

Grades.

Usable piece.

Unusable material.

Size.

Application of standards.

Definitions.

Classification of defects.

Optional test for specific gravity.

Optional test for fry color.