7 CFR § 52.1011 - Score sheet for dates.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s52.1011"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "7 CFR § 52.1011 - Score sheet for dates."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "52.1011"
section_name: "Score sheet for dates."
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: "52"
part_name: "PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, PROCESSED PRODUCTS THEREOF, AND CERTAIN OTHER PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "7 U.S.C. 1621-1627."
cfr_part: "52"
---


# 52.1011 Score sheet for dates.

|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Size and kind of container |  |  |  |
| Container mark or identification |  |  |  |
| Label or brand |  |  |  |
| Net weight |  |  |  |
| Style |  |  |  |
| Count (per lb.) |  |  |  |
| Moisture content (if determined) |  |  |  |
| One variety (□) Yes (□) No |  |  |  |
| Factors |  |  |  |
|  | Score points |  |  |
| Color | 20 | (A) | 18-20 |
|  |  | (B) (B-Dry) | 16-17 |
|  |  | (C) (C-Dry) | 14-15 |
|  |  | (SStd) | 0-13 |
| Uniformity of size | 10 | (A)(B) (B-Dry) | 9-10 8 |
|  |  | (C) (C-Dry) | 7 |
|  |  | (SStd) | 0-6 |
| Absence of defects | 30 | (A)(B) (B-Dry) | 27-30 24-26 |
|  |  | (C) (C-Dry) | 21-23 |
|  |  | (SStd) | 0-20 |
| Character | 40 | (A) | 36-40 |
|  |  | (B) (B-Dry) | 32-35 |
|  |  | (C) (C-Dry) | 28-31 |
|  |  | (SStd) | 0-27 |
| Total score | 100 |  |  |
| Grade |  |  |  |
| Limiting rule. |  |  |  |