---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.1817"
title: "7"
number: "51.1817"
heading: "U.S. No. 2."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.1817"
---

# §51.1817. U.S. No. 2.


“U.S. No. 2” consists of tangerines which meet the following requirements:

- (a) **Basic requirements—**
  - (1) **Discoloration—** Not more than one-half of the surface, in the aggregate, may be affected by discoloration. (See [§ 51.1828](/cfr/7/51.1828.md).);
  - (2) Fairly firm;
  - (3) Fairly well formed;
  - (4) Mature; and
  - (5) **Reasonably well colored.**
- (b) **Free from—**
  - (1) Decay;
  - (2) Unhealed skin breaks; and,
  - (3) **Wormy fruit.**
- (c) **Free from serious damage caused by—**
  - (1) Ammoniation;
  - (2) Bruises;
  - (3) Buckskin;
  - (4) Caked melanose;
  - (5) Creasing;
  - (6) Dirt or other foreign material;
  - (7) Disease;
  - (8) Dryness or mushy condition;
  - (9) Green spots;
  - (10) Hail;
  - (11) Insects;
  - (12) Oil spots;
  - (13) Scab;
  - (14) Scale;
  - (15) Scars;
  - (16) Skin breakdown;
  - (17) Sprayburn;
  - (18) Sunburn; and
  - (19) **Other means.**
- (d) For tolerances see [§ 51.1820](/cfr/7/51.1820.md).

## Notes

### Source

Source: 61 FR 20713, May 8, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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