---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.2720"
title: "7"
number: "51.2720"
heading: "Minor defects."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.2720"
---

# §51.2720. Minor defects.


Minor defects means that the peanut kernel is not damaged but is affected by one or more of the following:

- (a) Skin discoloration which is dark brown, dark gray, dark blue or black and covers more than one-fourth of the surface;
- (b) Flesh discoloration which is darker than a light yellow color or consists of more than a slight yellow pitting of the flesh;
- (c) Sprout extending more than one-eighth of an inch from the tip of the kernel; and,
- (d) **Dirt when the surface of the kernel is distinctly dirty, and its appearance is materially affected.**

## Notes

### Source

Source: 21 FR 4850, June 30, 1956, 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.