7 CFR § 51.313 - Overripe.

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title: "7 CFR § 51.313 - Overripe."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "51.313"
section_name: "Overripe."
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"
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part_name: "FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND OTHER PRODUCTS (INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS)"
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# 51.313 Overripe.

*“Overripe”* means apples which have progressed beyond the stage of ripe, with flesh very mealy or soft, and past commercial utility.