Source: https://ecfr.io/Title-07/sp7.2.51.xx29
Timestamp: 2019-12-07 03:26:20
Document Index: 527003854

Matched Legal Cases: ['§51', '§51', '§51', '§51', '§51', '§51', '§51', '§51', '§51', '§51', '§51', '§51']

§51.2730 U.S. No. 1 Spanish.
§51.2731 U.S. Spanish Splits.
§51.2732 U.S. No. 2 Spanish.
§51.2733 Application of tolerances.
§51.2734 Spanish type.
§51.2735 Whole.
§51.2736 Split.
§51.2737 Broken.
§51.2738 Foreign material.
§51.2739 Damage.
§51.2740 Minor defects.
§51.2741 Unshelled.
Source: 30 FR 7595, June 11, 1965, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981.
“U.S. No. 1 Spanish” consists of shelled Spanish type peanut kernels which are whole and free from foreign material, damage and minor defects, and which will not pass through a screen having 15⁄64 × 3⁄4 inch openings.
(a) In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, the following tolerances, by weight, shall be permitted:
(1) 1 percent for other types of peanuts;
(2) 3 percent for sound peanuts which are split or broken;
(3) 1.5 percent for damaged or unshelled peanuts;
(4) 0.5 percent for minor defects: Provided, That in addition, any unused part of the tolerance for damaged or unshelled peanuts shall be allowed for minor defects;
(5) 0.1 percent for foreign material; and,
(6) 2 percent for sound whole peanuts which will pass through the prescribed screen.
“U.S. Spanish Splits” consists of shelled Spanish type peanut kernels which are split or broken, but which are free from foreign material, damage and minor defects, and which will not pass through a screen having 16⁄64 inch round openings.
(1) 2 percent for other types of peanuts;
(2) 2 percent for damaged or unshelled peanuts and minor defects;
(3) 0.2 percent for foreign material;
(4) 2 percent for sound portions of peanuts which will pass through the prescribed screen; and,
(5) 4 percent for sound whole kernels.
“U.S. No. 2 Spanish” consists of shelled Spanish type peanut kernels which may be split or broken, but which are free from foreign material, damage, and minor defects, and which will not pass through a screen having 16⁄64 inch round openings.
(2) 2.5 percent for damaged or unshelled peanuts and minor defects;
(3) 0.2 percent for foreign material; and,
(4) 6 percent for sound peanuts and portions of peanuts which will pass through the prescribed screen.
The tolerances provided in these standards are on a lot basis and shall be applied to a composite sample representative of the lot. However, any container or group of containers in which the peanuts are obviously of a quality materially different from that in the majority of containers shall be considered a separate lot, and shall be sampled and graded separately.
Damage means any specific defect described in this section; or any other defect, or any combination of defects which materially detracts from the edible quality of the peanut. The following specific defects shall be considered as damage:
(d) Freezing injury causing hard, translucent, or discolored flesh; and,
Minor defects means that the peanut kernel is not damaged but is affected by one or more of the following: