---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.2763"
title: "7"
number: "51.2763"
heading: "Damage."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.2763"
---

# §51.2763. Damage.


Damage means that the peanut kernel is affected by one or more of the following:

- (a) Rancidity or decay;
- (b) Mold;
- (c) Insects, worm cuts, web or frass;
- (d) Freezing injury causing hard, translucent or discolored flesh; and,
- (e) Dirt when the surface of the kernel is heavily smeared, thickly flecked or coated with dirt, seriously affecting its appearance.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 24 FR 6182, Aug. 1, 1959; 24 FR 6671, Aug. 18, 1959, 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.