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Code of Federal Regulations Title 7. Agriculture § 7.51.1579 Application of tolerances to individual containers

Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) Based on sample inspection, the contents of individual containers in the lot are subject to the following limitations:  Provided, That the averages for the entire lot are within the tolerances specified for the grade:

(1) When a tolerance is 10 percent or more, not more than one-tenth of the individual containers in any lot may contain more than one and one-half times the tolerance specified, except that at least one defective and one off-sized specimen may be permitted in a container.

(2) When a tolerance is less than 10 percent, not more than one-tenth of the individual containers in any lot may contain more than double the tolerance specified, but no package may contain more than four times the tolerance for soft rot or wet breakdown, except that at least one defective and one off-sized specimen may be permitted in a container.

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 Includes matters within the responsibility of the Federal Grain Inspection Service.

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