---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.3197"
title: "7"
number: "51.3197"
heading: "U.S. No. 2."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.3197"
---

# §51.3197. U.S. No. 2.


U.S. No. 2 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) **Not soft or spongy.**
- (b) **Free from—**
  - (1) Decay;
  - (2) Wet sunscald; and,
  - (3) **Bottlenecks.**
- (c) **Free from serious damage caused by—**
  - (1) Seedstems;
  - (2) Dry sunken areas;
  - (3) Sprouting;
  - (4) Staining;
  - (5) Dirt or other foreign material;
  - (6) Mechanical;
  - (7) Watery scales;
  - (8) Insects;
  - (9) Disease; and,
  - (10) **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 63295, 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 63295, Oct. 23, 2014]