Serious damage.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) The following types and amounts of russeting shall be considered as serious damage: (1) Smooth solid russeting, when more than one-half of the surface in the aggregate is covered, including any russeting in the stem cavity or calyx basin, or slightly rough, or excessively rough or bark-like russeting, which detracts from the appearance of the fruit to a greater extent than the amount of smooth solid russeting permitted: (2) [Reserved] (b) Sunburn or sprayburn which seriously detracts from the appearance of the fruit. (c) Limb rubs which affect more than one-tenth of the surface in the aggregate. (d) Hail marks, drought spots, or scars, if they materially deform or disfigure the fruit, or if such defects affect more than one-tenth of the surface in the aggregate: (e) Stem or calyx cracks which are not well healed, or well healed stem or calyx cracks which exceed an aggregate length of one-half inch. (f) Visible water core which affects an area of more than one-half inch in diameter. (g) (2) Cedar rust infection which affects a total area of more than three-fourths inch in diameter. (3) Sooty blotch or fly speck which affects more than one-third of the surface. (4) Red skin spots which affect more than one-third of the surface. (5) Bitter pit or Jonathan spot which is thinly scattered over more than one-tenth of the surface. (h) (2) Worm holes. (i) Bruises which are not slight and incident to proper handling and packing, and which are greater than: (1) (2) 1 (3) any combina

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 51.318