7 CFR § 51.2114 - Tolerances for size.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s51.2114"
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title: "7 CFR § 51.2114 - Tolerances for size."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "51.2114"
section_name: "Tolerances for size."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (STANDARDS, INSPECTIONS, MARKETING PRACTICES), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "C"
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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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 1621-1627."
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# 51.2114 Tolerances for size.
(a) When a range is specified as, for example, “
18/20,” no tolerance for counts above or below the range shall be allowed.
(b) When the minimum, or minimum and maximum diameter are specified, a total tolerance of not more than 10 percent, by weight, may fail to meet the specified size requirements: Provided, that not more than one-half of this amount, or 5 percent, may be below the minimum size specified.