[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 2] [Revised as of January 1, 2004] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR51.2340] [Page 476-477] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 51_FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND OTHER PRODUCTS \1,2\ (INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS)--Table of Contents Subpart_United States Standards for Grades of Kiwifruit Sec. 51.2340 Classification of defects. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Defects Injury Damage Serious damage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruises............. When any slight indentation When surface of fruit is When surface of the fruit is of the fruit or indented and discoloration indented and discoloration discoloration of the flesh of the flesh extends deeper of the flesh extends deeper extends more than \1/16\ than \1/8\ inch (3.2 mm), or than \1/4\ inch (6.4 mm), inch (1.6 mm) in depth. causing slight discoloration or causing discoloration exceeding the area of a exceeding the area of a circle \3/8\ inch (9.5 mm) circle \1/2\ inch (12.7 mm) in diameter, or lesser in diameter, or lesser bruises aggregating an area bruises which seriously of a circle \3/8\ inch (9.5 detract from the mm) in diameter which appearance, edible or materially detract from the shipping quality. appearance, edible or shipping quality. Leaf or Limbrubs.... When not smooth, or not light When not smooth, or not light When smooth and light colored, or aggregating more colored, or aggregating more colored and aggregating than the area of a circle \3/ than the area of a circle \1/ more than the area of a 8\ inch (9.5 mm) in diameter. 2\ inch (12.7 mm) in circle 1-\1/2\ inches (38.1 diameter. mm) in diameter, or dark or slightly rough and barklike scars aggregating more than the area of a circle \3/4\ inch (19.1 mm) in diameter. Discoloration....... When color and pattern causes When color and pattern causes When color and pattern a distinct noticeable an unattractive appearance causes a distinct appearance (except for water (except for water staining) unattractive appearance staining) affecting more affecting more than 10% of (except for water staining) than 5% of surface. surface. affecting more than 25% of surface. Hail Injury......... When unhealed or deep, or When unhealed or deep, or When unhealed or deep, or aggregating more than the aggregating more than the aggregating more than the area of a circle \1/16\ inch area of a circle \1/4\ inch area of a circle \1/2\ inch (1.6 mm) in diameter. (6.4 mm) in diameter. (12.7 mm) in diameter. Growth Cracks....... When not healed, or more than When not healed, or more than When not healed and more one in number, or more than one in number, or more than than \1/8\ inch (3.2 mm) in \1/8\ inch (3.2 mm) in \1/8\ inch (3.2 mm) in length or depth, or healed length or depth. depth, or more than \3/8\ and more than \3/16\ inch inch (9.5 mm) in length if (4.8 mm) in depth, or within the stem cavity, or healed and aggregating more more than \1/4\ inch (6.4 than \5/8\ inch (15.9 mm) mm) in length if outside the in length if within the stem cavity. stem cavity, or healed and aggregating more than \1/2\ inch (12.7 mm) in length if outside the stem cavity. Scab................ When cracked, or the When cracked, or the When the aggregate area aggregate area exceeds that aggregate area exceeds that exceeds that of a circle \1/ of a circle \1/8\ inch (3.2 of a cricle \1/4\ inch (6.4 2\ inch (12.7 mm) in mm) in diameter. mm) in diameter. diameter. Scars............... When not smooth, or surface When not smooth, or surface When the surface of the of the fruit is depressed of the fruit is depressed fruit is depressed more more than \1/32\ inch (.8 more than \1/16\ inch (1.6 than \3/16\ inch (4.8 mm), mm), or not light in color, mm), or when exceeding any or when exceeding any of or when exceeding any of the of the following aggregate the following aggregate following aggregate areas, areas, or a combination of areas, or a combination of or a combination of two or two or more types of scars, two or more types of scars, more types of scars, the the seriousness of which the seriousness of which seriousness of which exceeds exceeds the maximum allowed exceeds the maximum allowed the maximum allowed for any for any one type: (1) Dark for any one type: (1) Dark one type: (1) Dark or rough or rough scars when the area or rough scars when the scars when the area exceeds exceeds that of a circle \1/ area exceeds that of a that of a circle \1/8\ inch 4\ inch (6.4 mm) in circle \3/4\ inch (19.1 mm) (3.2 mm) in diameter; (2) diameter; (2) Fairly light in diameter; (2) Not dark Fairly light colored, fairly colored, fairly smooth scars or rough when the area smooth scars when the area when the area exceeds that exceeds one-fourth of the exceeds that of a circle \1/ of a circle \1/2\ inch (12.7 fruit surface. 4\ inch (6.4 mm) in mm) in diameter; (3) Light diameter; (3) Light colored, colored, smooth scars when smooth scars when the area the area exceeds that of a exceeds that of a circle \1/ circle \3/4\ inch (19.1 mm) 2\ inch (12.7 mm) in in diameter. diameter. Heat, Sprayburn and When the normal color of the When the skin is blistered, When the skin is blistered, Sunburn. skin or flesh is more than cracked or decidedly cracked or decidedly slightly changed, or any flattened, or the normal flattened, or causing any indentation is present. color of the skin or flesh dark discoloration of the has materially changed, or flesh, or more than two more than one indentation, indentations are present, or indentation exceeds \3/ or the aggregate area of 16\ inch (4.8 mm) in indentations exceeds that diameter. of a circle \3/8\ inch (9.5 mm) in diameter, or when causing a noticeable brownish or darker discoloration over more than one-fourth of surface. [[Page 477]] Scale or Scale Marks When more than one large When the aggregate area When the aggregate area scale or scale mark or more exceds that of a circle \1/ exceeds that of a circle \3/ than three scales or scale 4\ inch (6.4 mm) in diameter. 8\ inch (9.5 mm) in marks of any size are diameter. present. Insects............. When feeding injury is When feeding injury When feeding injury evident on fruit or any materially detracts from seriously detracts from insect is present in fruit. appearance or any insect is appearance or any insect is present in fruit. present in fruit. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Classification of defects guidelines are based on fruit 2 inches or smaller in diameter. Accordingly, larger fruit are permitted to have defects relative to their size. [[Page 478]]