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§ 52.3188 Work sheet for dried prunes.

Size and kind of container
Container mark or identification
Label or brand
Varietal type
Style
Size:
Count per pound (Average)
Uniformity
( ) Extra large
( ) Large
( ) Medium
( ) Small
Moisture content percent; Uniformity
Varietal characteristics: ( ). Similar. ( ) Dissimilar.
Defects and summary of allowances 1 Grade A maximum Grade B maximum Grade C maximum Substandard maximum
Total of all defects, including off-color 10 percent 15 percent No limit except as indicated below.
Total of all defects, including off-color and poor texture 20 percent
Poor texture, end cracks, skin or flesh damage, 3 fermentation, scars, heat damage, insect injury, other means, mold, dirt, foreign material, insect infestation, decay But no more than 6 percent But no more than 8 percent
End cracks,2 skin or flesh damage, 3 fermentation, scars, heat damage, insect injury, other means, mold, dirt, foreign material, insect infestation, decay 10 percent 2
Skin or flesh damage, 3 fermentation, scars, heat damage, insect injury, other means, mold, dirt, foreign material, insect infestation, decay But no more than 8 percent
Mold, dirt, foreign material, insect infestation, decay 3 percent 4 percent 5 percent 5 percent.
Decay But no more than 1 percent But no more than 1 percent But no more than 1 percent But no more than 1 percent.
Total
U.S. Grade (including all factors)
1 Percentages of defects are “by weight.”
2 Except that each 1 percent of end cracks to, and including 8 percent, by weight, shall be considered as 12 percent damaged by end cracks; and any additional end cracks shall be calculated as true percentage, by weight.
3 Allowances for “skin or flesh damage” apply only to “Whole Unpitted” style.

[21 FR 8177, Oct. 25, 1956, as amended at 30 FR 11596, Sept. 10, 1965. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977 and at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981]