---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.696"
title: "7"
number: "51.696"
heading: "Firm."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.696"
---

# §51.696. Firm.


Firm as applied to common oranges, means that the fruit is not soft, or noticeably wilted or flabby; as applied to oranges of the Mandarin group (Satsuma, King, Mandarin), means that the fruit is not extremely puffy, although the skin may be slightly loose.


## Notes

### 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.