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Title 7: Agriculture
Subtitle B: Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
CHAPTER I: AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER C: REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946
PART 51: FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND OTHER PRODUCTS 1,2 (INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS)
Subpart: United States Standards for Grades for Sweet Cherries 1
: Grades
51.2646 - U.S. No. 1.
?U.S. No. 1? consists of sweet cherries which meet the following requirements:
(a) Similar varietal characteristics;
(b) Mature;
(c) Fairly well colored;
(d) Well formed; and
(e) Clean.
(f) Free from:
(1) Decay;
(2) Insect larvae or holes caused by them;
(3) Soft, overripe or shriveled;
(4) Undeveloped doubles; and,
(5) Sunscald.
(g) Free from damage by any other cause. (See ? 51.2655.)
(h) Size. Unless otherwise specified, the minimum diameter of each cherry shall be not less than three-fourths inch. The maximum diameter of the cherries in any lot may be specified in accordance with the facts.
(i) For tolerances see ? 51.2648.
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