[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: 7CFR51.1902]

[Page 459]
 
                          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 Consumer Standards for Fresh Tomatoes
 
Sec. 51.1902  U.S. Grade B.

    U.S. Grade B shall consist of tomatoes of similar varietal 
characteristics which are mature and are at least turning (see Sec. 
51.1904), but are not overripe or soft and not badly misshapen; which 
are free from soft rot, freezing injury and from serious damage caused 
by dirt, bruises, cuts, shriveling, sunscald, sunburn, puffiness, 
catfaces, growth cracks, scars, dry rot, other diseases, insects hail, 
or mechanical or other means Tomatoes on the shown face shall be 
reasonably representative in size and quality of the contents of the 
container. (See Sec. 51.1903.)
    (a) Incident to proper grading and handling, except for maturity, 
not more than 5 percent, by count, of the tomatoes in any lot may fail 
to meet the requirements of the grade, including not more than 1 percent 
for tomatoes which are affected by soft rot.

                    Size and Maturity Classification