---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.2280"
title: "7"
number: "51.2280"
heading: "Tolerances for grade defects."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.2280"
---

# §51.2280. Tolerances for grade defects.

- (a) All percentages shall be claculated on the basis of weight.
- (b) In order to allow for variations, other than for color and size, incident to proper grading and handling, tolerances shall be permitted for the respective grades as indicated in Table I:

## Notes

### Source

Source: 23 FR 10354, Dec. 25, 1958, 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.