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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 - Regulations 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 1 2 (Inspection, Certification, and Standards) |
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Subpart - United States Standards for Grades of Cantaloups |
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§ 51.490 - Decay.
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§ 51.490 Decay.
Decay means breakdown, disintegration or fermentation of the flesh or rind of the cantaloup caused by bacteria or fungi; except that dry type decays will only be scored when penetrating the rind and extending into the edible flesh of the melon.
[63 FR 20522, Apr. 27, 1998]