§ 52.3188 - Work sheet for dried prunes.

§ 52.3188 Work sheet for dried prunes.

Size and kind of container
Container mark or identification
Label or brand
Varietal type
Style
Size:
Count per pound (Average)
Uniformity
( ) Extra large
( ) Large
( ) Medium
( ) Small
Moisture content percent; Uniformity
Varietal characteristics: ( ). Similar. ( ) Dissimilar.

Defects and summary of allowances1	Grade A maximum	Grade B maximum	Grade C maximum	Substandard maximum
Total of all defects, including off-color	10 percent	15 percent		No limit except as indicated below.
Total of all defects, including off-color and poor texture			20 percent
Poor texture, end cracks, skin or flesh damage,3 fermentation, scars, heat damage, insect injury, other means, mold, dirt, foreign material, insect infestation, decay	But no more than 6 percent	But no more than 8 percent
End cracks,2 skin or flesh damage,3 fermentation, scars, heat damage, insect injury, other means, mold, dirt, foreign material, insect infestation, decay			10 percent2
Skin or flesh damage,3 fermentation, scars, heat damage, insect injury, other means, mold, dirt, foreign material, insect infestation, decay			But no more than 8 percent
Mold, dirt, foreign material, insect infestation, decay	3 percent	4 percent	5 percent	5 percent.
Decay	But no more than 1 percent	But no more than 1 percent	But no more than 1 percent	But no more than 1 percent.
Total
U.S. Grade (including all factors)

¹ Percentages of defects are “by weight.”

² Except that each 1 percent of end cracks to, and including 8 percent, by weight, shall be considered as 1⁄2 percent damaged by end cracks; and any additional end cracks shall be calculated as true percentage, by weight.

³ Allowances for “skin or flesh damage” apply only to “Whole Unpitted” style.

[21 FR 8177, Oct. 25, 1956, as amended at 30 FR 11596, Sept. 10, 1965. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977 and at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981]