View all text of Subjgrp 739 [§ 52.3188 - § 52.3188]
§ 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) |
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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 1/2 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.