---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.681"
title: "7"
number: "51.681"
heading: "U.S. Fancy."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.681"
---

# §51.681. U.S. Fancy.


“U.S. Fancy” consists of oranges which meet the following requirements:

- (a) **Basic requirements—**
  - (1) **Discoloration—** Not more than one-tenth of the surface, in the aggregate, may be affected by discoloration. (See [§ 51.700](/cfr/7/51.700.md).);
  - (2) Firm;
  - (3) Mature;
  - (4) Similar varietal characteristics;
  - (5) Smooth texture;
  - (6) Well colored; and
  - (7) **Well formed.**
- (b) **Free from—**
  - (1) Ammoniation;
  - (2) Bruises;
  - (3) Buckskin;
  - (4) Caked melanose;
  - (5) Creasing;
  - (6) Decay;
  - (7) Growth cracks;
  - (8) Scab;
  - (9) Skin breakdown;
  - (10) Sprayburn;
  - (11) Undeveloped segments;
  - (12) Unhealed skin breaks; and
  - (13) **Wormy fruit.**
- (c) **Free from injury caused by—**
  - (1) Green spots;
  - (2) Hail;
  - (3) Oil spots;
  - (4) Rough, wide or protruding navels;
  - (5) Scale;
  - (6) Scars;
  - (7) Split navels; and
  - (8) **Thorn scratches.**
- (d) **Free from damage caused by—**
  - (1) Dirt or other foreign material;
  - (2) Disease;
  - (3) Dryness or mushy condition;
  - (4) Insects;
  - (5) Sunburn; and
  - (6) **Other means.**
- (e) For tolerances see [§ 51.689](/cfr/7/51.689.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[85 FR 68426, Oct. 29, 2020]

### Source

Source: 34 FR 13909, Aug. 30, 1969; 34 FR 14325, Sept. 12, 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 68426, Oct. 29, 2020]