Serious damage.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

“Serious 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 seriously detracts from the appearance, or the edible or marketing quality of the fruit. The following specific defects shall be considered as serious damage: (a) Broken skins which are unhealed when aggregating more than one-eighth inch in diameter, length or depth. (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 causing any dark discoloration of the flesh; (3) When there are more than two indentations; (4) When the aggregate area of indentations exceeds that of a circle three-eighths inch in diameter; or, (5) When causing noticeable brownish or darker discoloration over more than one-fourth of the fruit surface; (c) Growth cracks: (1) When not healed and more than one-eighth inch in length or depth; (2) When healed and more than three-sixteenths inch in depth; (3) When healed and aggregating more than five-eighths inch in length if within the stem cavity; or, (4) When healed and aggregating more than one-half inch in length if outside of the stem cavity; (5) When extending from within to outside the stem cavity, when healed and aggregating more than five-eighths inch in length if the major portion of the crack is within the stem cavity or when healed and aggregating more than on

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