7 CFR § 51.2557 - Tolerances.

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# 51.2557 Tolerances.

(a) In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, the tolerances, by weight, in Table I are provided.

Table 1—Tolerances

| Factor(tolerances by weight) | U.S. fancy(percent) | U.S. extra No. 1(percent) | U.S. No. 1(percent) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| (a) Damage | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| (b) Serious Damage (Minor Insect or Vertebrate Injury, Mold, Rancid, Decay) | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| (1) Insect Damage, included in (b) | .3 | .4 | .5 |
| (c) Foreign Material | .03 | .05 | .1 |

[55 FR 28747, July 13, 1990; 55 FR 29938, July 23, 1990, as amended at 68 FR 50685, Aug. 22, 2003; 69 FR 76835, Dec. 23, 2004]