---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.3195"
title: "7"
number: "51.3195"
heading: "U.S. No. 1."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.3195"
---

# §51.3195. U.S. No. 1.


U.S. No. 1 consists of onions which meet the following requirements:

- (a) **Basic requirements—**
  - (1) Similar varietal characteristics, except color when designated as a specialty or mixed pack;
  - (2) Mature;
  - (3) Fairly firm; and,
  - (4) **Fairly well shaped.**
- (b) **Free from—**
  - (1) Decay;
  - (2) Wet sunscald;
  - (3) Doubles; and,
  - (4) **Bottlenecks.**
- (c) **Free from damage caused by—**
  - (1) Seedstems;
  - (2) Splits;
  - (3) Dry sunken areas;
  - (4) Sunburn;
  - (5) Sprouting;
  - (6) Staining;
  - (7) Dirt or foreign material;
  - (8) Mechanical;
  - (9) Tops;
  - (10) Roots;
  - (11) Translucent scales;
  - (12) Watery scales;
  - (13) Moisture;
  - (14) Disease;
  - (15) Insects; and,
  - (16) **Other means.**
- (d) For size and tolerances see §§ [51.3198](/cfr/7/51.3198.md) and [51.3199](/cfr/7/51.3199.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[60 FR 46980, Sept. 8, 1995, as amended at 79 FR 63294, Oct. 23, 2014]

### Source

Source: 60 FR 46980, Sept. 8, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

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

### Amendments

[60 FR 46980, Sept. 8, 1995, as amended at 79 FR 63294, Oct. 23, 2014]