7 CFR § 52.810 - Allowances for quality factors.

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title: "7 CFR § 52.810 - Allowances for quality factors."
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section_name: "Allowances for quality factors."
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: "52"
part_name: "PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, PROCESSED PRODUCTS THEREOF, AND CERTAIN OTHER PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS"
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# 52.810 Allowances for quality factors.

Table I—Allowances for Quality Factors

|  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Color: |  |  |  |  |
| Vary markedly or undercolored. | 100 cherries | 12 | 18 | 25. |
| Pits | 20 ozs | Not more than 2 in any sample unit. Sample average 1 per 40 ozs | Not more than 3 in any sample unit. Sample average 1 per 30 ozs | 4 or more in any sample unit. Sample average 1 per 20 ozs. |
| Defects: |  |  |  |  |
| Total-mutilated, minor blemished, and blemished of which | 100 cherries | 10 | 15 | 20. |
| Blemished—limited to |  | 3 | 7 | 15. |
| Harmless extraneous material | 20 ozs | Average 1 piece per 60 oz. net contents | Average 1 piece per 40 oz. net contents | Average 1 piece per 20 oz. net contents. |