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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 Z - United States Standards for Grades of Pistachio Nuts in the Shell |
§ 51.2544 - Tolerances.
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§ 51.2544 Tolerances.
(a) In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, the tolerances in Tables I, II, and III of this section are provided.
Table I - Tolerances
[Percent]
Factor U.S. fancy U.S. extra No. 1 U.S. No. 1 U.S. select U.S. artificially opened U.S. non-split External (shell) Defects (tolerances by weight): (a) Non-split and not split on suture 2 3 6 10 10 N/A (1) Non-split included in (a) 1 2 3 4 4 N/A (b) Adhering hull material 1 1 1 2 2 2 (c) Light stained 7 12 25 N/A N/A N/A (1) Dark stained, included in (c) 2 3 3 3 3 3 (d) Damage by other means 1 1 2 3 10 N/A (e) Total External Defects 9 16 N/A N/A N/A N/A (f) Undersized (Less than 30⁄64 inch in diameter) 5 5 5 5 4 5 Table II - Tolerances
Factor
internal (kernel) defects
(tolerances by weight)U.S. fancy
(percent)U.S. extra
No. 1
(percent)U.S. No. 1
(percent)U.S. select
(percent)U.S. artificially opened
(percent)U.S. non-split
(percent)(a) Damage 3 6 6 6 6 6 (b) Serious Damage (Minor Insect or Vertebrate Injury, Mold, Rancid, Decay) 3 4 4 4 4 4 (1) Insect Damage, included in (b) 1 2 2 2 2 2 (c) Total Internal Defects 4 8 9 9 9 9 Table III - Tolerances
[Percent]
Factor U.S. fancy U.S. extra No. 1 U.S. No. 1 U.S. select U.S. artificially opened U.S. non-split Other Defects (tolerances by weight): (a) Shell pieces and blanks 2 2 2 2 2 2 (1) Blanks, included in (a) 1 1 1 1 1 1 (b) Foreign material (No glass, metal or live insects shall be permitted) .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 (c) Particles and dust .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 (d) Loose kernels 4 5 6 6 6 6 (b) [Reserved]
[68 FR 50683, Aug. 22, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 76835, Dec. 23, 2004]