7 CFR § 51.1400 - U.S. Extra Fancy.

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title: "7 CFR § 51.1400 - U.S. Extra Fancy."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "51.1400"
section_name: "U.S. Extra Fancy."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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subchapter_name: "REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT"
part_number: "51"
part_name: "FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER PRODUCTS (INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS)"
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# 51.1400 U.S. Extra Fancy.

“U.S. Extra Fancy” consists of pecans in the shell which meet the following requirements:

(a) Free from loose extraneous or foreign material.

(b) Shells are:

(1) Uniform in color; and

(2) Free from damage by any cause.

(c) Kernels are:

(1) Well developed;

(2) Well cured;

(3) Moisture content shall be not more than 6 percent, unless otherwise specified;

(4) Uniform in color and not darker than “light;” and

(5) Free from damage by any cause.

(d) For tolerances see § 51.1406.