---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.628"
title: "7"
number: "51.628"
heading: "Tolerances."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.628"
---

# §51.628. Tolerances.


In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling in each of the foregoing grades, the following tolerances, by count, based on a minimum 25 count sample, are provided as specified. No tolerance shall apply to wormy fruit.

- (a) **Defects—**
  - (1) **U.S. Fancy, U.S. No. 1, U.S. No. 1 Bright, U.S. No. 1 Bronze, U.S. No. 2, and U.S. No. 2 Russet—**
    - (i) **For defects at shipping point.** 1 Not more than 10 percent of the fruit in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of the specified grade: Provided, That included in this amount not more than 5 percent shall be allowed for defects causing very serious damage, including in this latter amount not more than 1 percent for decay.
    - (ii) **For defects en route or at destination.** Not more than 12 percent of the fruit in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of the specified grade: Provided, That included in this amount not more than the following percentages shall be allowed for defects listed:
      - (A) 10 percent for fruit having permanent defects; or
      - (B) 7 percent for defects causing very serious damage, including therein not more than 5 percent for very serious damage by permanent defects and not more than 3 percent for decay.
  - (2) **U.S. Combination—**
    - (i) **For defects at shipping point.** 1 Not more than 10 percent of the fruit in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of the U.S. No. 2 grade: Provided, That included in this amount not more than 5 percent shall be allowed for defects causing very serious damage, included in this latter amount not more than 1 percent for decay.
    - (ii) **For defects en route or at destination.** Not more than 12 percent of the fruit in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of the U.S. No. 2 grade: Provided, That included in this amount not more than the following percentages shall be allowed for defects listed:
      - (A) 10 percent for fruit having permanent defects; or
      - (B) 7 percent for defects causing very serious damage, including therein not more than 5 percent for very serious damage by permanent defects and not more than 3 percent for decay.
    - (iii) **For defects at shipping point—** 1 and en route or at destination. No part of any tolerance shall be allowed to reduce, for the lot as a whole, the 55 percent of U.S. No. 1 fruit required in the U.S. Combination grade, but individual samples may have not more than 15 percent less than the required percentage for the grade: Provided, That the entire lot averages within the percentage required.
  - (3) **U.S. No. 3—**
    - (i) **For defects at shipping point.** 1 Not more than 10 percent of the fruit in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of the grade: Provided, That included in this amount not more than 1 percent for decay.
    - (ii) **For defects en route or at destination.** Not more than 12 percent of the fruit in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of the grade: Provided, That included in this amount not more than the following percentages shall be allowed for defects listed:
      - (A) 10 percent for fruit having permanent defects; or
      - (B) 3 percent for decay.
- (b) **Discoloration—**
  - (1) **U.S. No. 1, U.S. No. 1 Bright, U.S. Combination, and U.S. No. 2.** Not more than 10 percent of the fruit in any lot may fail to meet the requirements relating to discoloration as specified in each grade; No sample may have more than 20 percent of the fruit with excessive discoloration: Provided, That the entire lot averages within the percentage specified.
  - (2) **U.S. No. 1 Bronze.** At least 10 percent of the fruit shall have more than one-half of the surface, in the aggregate, affected by discoloration, and no part of any tolerance shall be allowed to reduce this percentage: Provided, That the entire lot averages within the percentage specified. No tolerance is provided for fruit showing no discoloration.
  - (3) **U.S. No. 2 Russet.** At least 10 percent of the fruit shall have more than two-thirds of the surface, in the aggregate, affected by discoloration, and no part of any tolerance shall be allowed to reduce this percentage: Provided, That the entire lot averages within the percentage specified.

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 68423, Oct. 29, 2020]

### Source

Source: 34 FR 13905, Aug. 30, 1969, 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.

### Amendments

[85 FR 68423, Oct. 29, 2020]