---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.1858"
title: "7"
number: "51.1858"
heading: "U.S. No. 3."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.1858"
---

# §51.1858. U.S. No. 3.


“U.S. No. 3” consists of tomatoes which meet the following requirements:

- (a) **Basic requirements—**
  - (1) Similar varietal characteristics;
  - (2) Mature;
  - (3) Not overripe or soft;
  - (4) Clean;
  - (5) Well developed; and,
  - (6) **May be mishapen.**
- (b) **Free from—**
  - (1) Decay; and,
  - (2) **Freezing injury.**
- (c) **Not seriously damaged by—**
  - (1) **Sunscald.**
- (d) **Not very seriously damaged by any other cause.**
- (e) For tolerances see [§ 51.1861](/cfr/7/51.1861.md).

## Notes

### Source

Source: 38 FR 23932, Sept. 5, 1973, 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.