Damage.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

“Damage” means any specific defect defined in this section; or an equally objectionable variation of any one of these defects, any other defect, or any combination of defects, which materially detracts from the appearance, or the edible or marketing quality of the fruit. The following specific defects shall be considered as damage: (a) Broken skins which are unhealed except those caused by pulled stems where the skin is torn only slightly within the stem cavity. (Healed skin breaks shall be considered scars); (b) Heat injury, sprayburn or sunburn: (1) When the skin is blistered, cracked or decidedly flattened; (2) When the normal color of the skin or flesh has materially changed; (3) When there is more than one indentation; or, (4) When an indentation exceeds three-sixteenths inch in diameter; (c) Growth cracks: (1) When not healed; (2) When more than one in number; (3) When more than one-eighth inch in depth; (4) When more than three-eighths inch in length if within the stem cavity; or, (5) When more than one-fourth inch in length if outside of the stem cavity; (6) When extending from within to outside the stem cavity, when more than three-eighths inch in length if the major portion of the crack is within the stem cavity or when more than one-fourth inch in length if the major portion of the crack is outside the stem cavity; (d) Split pit when causing any unhealed crack, or when healed and aggregating more than one-fourth inch in length, or when affecting the shape to the ex

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 51.1532