---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.1350"
title: "7"
number: "51.1350"
heading: "Application of standards."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.1350"
---

# §51.1350. Application of standards.

- (a) Tolerances shall not apply in the application of the standards to determine the percentages of U.S. No. 1 and U.S. No. 2 quality, culls and off-size in a lot of pears; for example, when determining compliance with a grower-processor contract.
- (b) **Tolerances.** The following tolerances, by weight, shall apply when a lot of pears has been sorted to meet a specific grade, such as a shipment to a processor which is intended to meet the requirements of the U.S. No. 1 grade:
  - (1) **For defects.** 10 percent for pears which fail to meet the requirements of the grade: Provided, That included in this amount not more than the following percentages shall be allowed for the defects listed:
    - (i) 2 percent for pears which are affected by decay.
    - (ii) 5 percent for pears which are infested by worms or have worm holes.
  - (2) **For off-size.** 5 percent for pears which are smaller than any specified minimum size, and 10 percent for pears larger than any specified maximum size.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 35 FR 6957, May 1, 1970, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981.

### Authority

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