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Code of Federal Regulations Title 7. Agriculture § 7.51.2285 Tolerances for size

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) All percentages shall be calculated on the basis of weight.

(b) In order to allow for variations incident to proper sizing and handling, tolerances shall be permitted for the respective size classifications as indicated in Table III:

TABLE III

[Percent]

Tolerances for size

Size classi- fication

Smaller than three- fourths halves

Will not pass through 24/64 inch round hole

Pass through 24/64 inch round hole

Pass through 16/64 inch round hole

Pass through 8/64 inch round hole

Halves

5

1 (included in 5 percent).

Pieces and halves1.

18

3 (included in 18 percent).

1 (included in 2 percent).

Pieces

25

5 (included in 25 percent).

1 (included in 5 percent).

Small pieces2

10

2.

1 No part of any tolerance shall be used to reduce the percentage of halves required or specified in a lot of “pieces and halves”.

2 The tolerances of 10 percent and 2 percent for “small pieces” classification shall apply, respectively, to any smaller maximum or any larger minimum sizes specified.

 1

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

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