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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
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Title 7 - Agriculture |
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Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
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Chapter I - Agricultural Marketing Service (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), Department of Agriculture |
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SubChapter C - Requirements and Standards Under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 and the Egg Products Inspection Act |
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Part 51 - Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, and Other Products (Inspection, Certification, and Standards) |
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Subpart II - United States Standards for Grades of Bermuda-Granex-Grano Type Onions |
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Size Classifications |
§ 51.3198 - Size classifications.
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§ 51.3198 Size classifications.
Size shall be specified in connection with the grade in terms of minimum diameter, range in diameter, minimum diameter with a percentage of a certain size or larger, or in accordance with one of the size classifications listed below: Provided, that unless otherwise specified, onions shall not be less than 11⁄2 inches in diameter, with 60 percent or more 2 inches or larger in diameter.
Size designation Minimum diameter Maximum diameter Inches Millimeters Inches Millimeters Small 1 25.4 21⁄4 57.2 Repacker/Prepacker1 13⁄4 44.5 3 76.2 Medium 2 50.8 31⁄4 82.6 Large or Jumbo 3 76.2 (2) Colossal 33⁄4 95.3 (2)