---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.1525"
title: "7"
number: "51.1525"
heading: "Tolerances."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.1525"
---

# §51.1525. Tolerances.


In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling in each of the following grades, the following tolerances, by count, based on a minimum 50-count sample, except when packages contain less than 50 fruit, a minimum 25-count sample shall be examined, (when packages contain less than 25 fruit adjoining packages shall be opened to obtain the 25-count minimum sample), are provided as specified:

- (a) **U.S. Fancy and U.S. No. 1—**
  - (1) **For defects of plums or prunes other than Italian type prunes at shipping point.** 1 8 percent for fruit which fails to meet the requirements of the specified grade: Provided, That included in this amount not more than 4 percent shall be allowed for defects causing serious damage, including in this latter amount not more than one-half of 1 percent for fruit which is affected by decay.
  - (2) **For defects of plums or prunes other than Italian type prunes en route or at destination.** 12 percent for fruit which fails to meet the requirements of the specified grade: Provided, That included in this amount not more than the following percentages shall be allowed for defects listed:
    - (i) 8 percent for permanent defects;
    - (ii) 6 percent for defects causing serious damage, including therein not more than 4 percent for serious damage by permanent defects and not more than 2 percent for decay.
  - (3) **For defects of Italian type prunes at shipping point.** 1 Not more than a total of 12 percent of the fruit in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of the specified grade: Provided, That included in this amount not more than the following percentages shall be allowed for the defects listed:
    - (i) 10 percent for prunes which fail to meet the color requirement;
    - (ii) 10 percent for prunes which fail to meet the minimum diameter requirement;
    - (iii) 8 percent for prunes which fail to meet the remaining requirements of the grade: Provided, That not more than one-half of this amount, or 4 percent, shall be allowed for defects causing serious damage, including in the latter amount not more than one-half of 1 percent for decay.
  - (4) **For defects of Italian type prunes en route or at destination.** Not more than a total of 18 percent of the fruit in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of the specified grade: Provided, That included in this amount not more than the following percentages shall be allowed for the defects listed:
    - (i) 12 percent for permanent defects including therein not more than 10 percent which fail to meet the color requirement, 10 percent which fail to meet the minimum diameter requirement, and 8 percent which fail to meet the requirements of the grade because of other permanent defects;
    - (ii) 6 percent for defects causing serious damage, including therein not more than 4 percent for serious damage by permanent defects and not more than 2 percent for decay.
- (b) **U.S. Combination and U.S. No. 2—**
  - (1) **For defects at shipping point.** 1 8 percent for fruit which fails to meet the requirements of the specified grade: Provided, That included in this amount not more than 4 percent shall be allowed for sunscald, decay or serious damage by insects or heat injury, including in this latter amount not more than one-half of 1 percent for decay.
  - (2) **For defects en route or at destination.** 12 percent for fruit which fails to meet the requirements of the specified grade: Provided, That included in this amount not more than the following percentages shall be allowed for defects listed:
    - (i) 8 percent for permanent defects including therein not more than 4 percent for sunscald, or serious damage by insects or heat injury; and,
    - (ii) 2 percent for decay.
  - (3) When applying the tolerance for the U.S. Combination grade individual packages may have not more than 10 percent less than the percentage of U.S. No. 1 required: Provided, That the entire lot averages within the required percentage. (See [§ 51.1526](/cfr/7/51.1526.md).)

## Notes

### Source

Source: 69 FR 9193, Feb. 27, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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