---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.1156"
title: "7"
number: "51.1156"
heading: "Firm."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.1156"
---

# §51.1156. Firm.


Firm as applied to common oranges and tangelos means that the fruit is not soft, or noticeably wilted or flabby; as applied to oranges of the Mandarin group (Satsumas, King, Mandarin), “firm” means that the fruit is not extremely puffy, although the skin may be slightly loose.


## Notes

### Source

Source: 61 FR 20708, May 8, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.