---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 52.1002"
title: "7"
number: "52.1002"
heading: "Styles of dates."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/52.1002"
---

# §52.1002. Styles of dates.

- (a) **Whole—** or whole dates means whole unpitted dates from which the pits have not been removed and which may be slit longitudinally.
- (b) **Pitted—** or pitted dates means whole dates from which the pits have been removed.
- (c) **Pieces—** or date pieces means dates that have been cut or sliced into small pieces and that can be handled as individual units.
- (d) **Macerated—** or macerated dates means dates that have been ground, chopped, mashed, or broken or that have been cut or sliced into small pieces and that cannot be handled as individual units.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 20 FR 5755, Aug. 10, 1955, 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.