Source: https://ecfr.io/Title-07/sp7.2.51.xx19
Timestamp: 2019-12-05 14:16:58
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§51.1900 General.
§51.1901 U.S. Grade A.
§51.1902 U.S. Grade B.
§51.1903 Size classification.
§51.1904 Maturity classification.
§51.1905 Off-Grade tomatoes.
§51.1906 Similar varietal characteristics.
§51.1907 Mature.
§51.1908 Well developed.
§51.1909 Fairly well formed.
§51.1910 Fairly smooth.
§51.1912 Badly misshapen.
§51.1913 Serious damage.
Source: 18 FR 7144, Nov. 11, 1953, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981.
These standards apply only to fieldgrown tomatoes and not to tomatoes grown in greenhouses.
U.S. Grade A shall consist of tomatoes of similar varietal characteristics which are mature and are at least turning (see §51.1904), but are not overripe or soft which are well developed, at least fairly well formed, fairly smooth, free from soft rot, freezing injury, and from damage caused by dirt, bruises, cuts, shriveling, sunscald, sunburn, puffiness, catfaces, growth cracks, scars, dry rot, other diseases, insects, hail, or mechanical or other means. Tomatoes on the shown face shall be reasonably representative in size and quality of the contents of the container. (See §51.1903.)
U.S. Grade B shall consist of tomatoes of similar varietal characteristics which are mature and are at least turning (see §51.1904), but are not overripe or soft and not badly misshapen; which are free from soft rot, freezing injury and from serious damage caused by dirt, bruises, cuts, shriveling, sunscald, sunburn, puffiness, catfaces, growth cracks, scars, dry rot, other diseases, insects hail, or mechanical or other means Tomatoes on the shown face shall be reasonably representative in size and quality of the contents of the container. (See §51.1903.)
The following terms may be used for describing the size of the tomatoes in any lot:
Under 3 oz 3 to 6 oz., inc.
Over 6 to 10 oz., inc Over 10 oz.
(a) The tomatoes may also be classed in terms of combinations of the above sizes, as “Small to Medium,” “Medium to Large,” “Small to Very Large,” etc., in accordance with the facts.
(b) Incident to proper sizing, not more than 10 percent, by count, of the tomatoes in any lot may vary from the size specified.
Fairly well formed means that the tomato is not decidedly kidney-shaped, lopsided, elongated, angular, or otherwise deformed.
Serious damage means any defect which seriously affects the appearance, or edible, shipping, or keeping quality of the tomatoes. Any one of the following defects or any combination thereof, the seriousness of which exceeds the maximum allowed for any one defect, shall be considered as serious damage:
(a) Soft ripe tomatoes or tomatoes affected by the soft rot.
(b) Fresh holes or cuts, or any holes or cuts through the tomato wall, or healed cuts which seriously affect the appearance of the tomato.
(c) Tomatoes showing any effects of freezing.
(d) Puffiness which causes the tomato to be distinctly light in weight.
(e) Growth cracks, when not well healed, or when so extensive, deep or discolored that the appearance of the tomato is seriously affected.
(f) Scars (except catfaces), when dark colored and shallow and aggregating more than 1⁄2 inch in diameter on a tomato 21⁄2 inches in diameter, or lighter colored, shallow scars covering a greater area when they detract from the appearance to a greater extent than a darkcolored, shallow scar 1⁄2 inch in diameter. Smaller tomatoes shall have lesser areas of scars and larger tomatoes may have greater areas: Provided, That such scars do not affect the appearance of the tomatoes to a greater extent than that caused by scars which are permitted on a 21⁄2 -inch tomato.
(g) Dry rot such as dry type Macrosporium or Phoma, when the spot is not adjacent to the stem scar, or when adjacent to the stem scar and more than 1⁄4 inch in diameter.
(h) Fruit actually infested with worms.