---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 51.887"
title: "7"
number: "51.887"
heading: "Application of tolerances."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/51.887"
---

# §51.887. Application of tolerances.


The contents of the individual packages in any lot, based on sample inspection, are subject to the following limitations: Provided, That the averages for the entire lot are within the tolerances specified for the grade:

- (a) For tolerances of 10 percent or more, individual packages may contain not more than one and one-half times the specified tolerance.
- (b) For a tolerance of less than 10 percent, individual packages may contain not more than double the specified tolerance.

## Notes

### Amendments

[36 FR 9126, May 20, 1971. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981. Redesignated at 56 FR 15802, Apr. 18, 1991]

### Authority

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

### Amendments

[36 FR 9126, May 20, 1971. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981. Redesignated at 56 FR 15802, Apr. 18, 1991]