CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 27 to 206) > SUBCHAPTER A—COMMODITY STANDARDS AND STANDARD CONTAINER REGULATIONS (parts 27 to 44) > PART 42—STANDARDS FOR CONDITION OF FOOD CONTAINERS > SUBPART B—Procedures for Stationary Lot Sampling and Inspection (§42.103 to §42.113) > 42.109—Sampling plans for normal condition of container inspection, Tables I and I-A.

42.109—Sampling plans for normal condition of container inspection, Tables I and I-A.

Table I—Sampling Plans for Normal Condition of Container Inspection
Code Lot size ranges—Number of containers in lot Type of plan AQL 0.15 Sample size Ac Re Sample size Other acceptable quality levels 0.25 Ac Re 0.50 Ac Re 1.0 Ac Re 1.5 Ac Re 2.5 Ac Re 4.0 Ac Re 6.5 Ac Re 10.0 Ac Re
CA 6,000 or less Single 126 0 1 84 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 9 10 13 14
Double 1st 36 (*) (*) 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 5 2 7 3 9
2d 60
Total 96 (*) (*) 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 7 8 10 11 15 16
CB 6,001-12,000 Single 264 1 2 168 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 11 12 16 17 23 24
Double 1st 174 0 3 1st 120 0 2 0 3 2 5 2 6 3 7 6 10 10 14 14 19
2d 162 2d 60
Total 336 1 2 Total 180 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 8 9 12 13 17 18 25 26
CC 12,001-36,000 Single 500 2 3 315 2 3 3 4 6 7 8 9 13 14 19 20 28 29 41 42
Double 1st 252 0 3 1st 168 0 3 0 4 1 5 2 7 5 10 7 13 12 18 19 26
2d 288 2d 180
Total 540 2 3 Total 348 2 3 3 4 7 8 9 10 14 15 21 22 31 32 45 46
CD Over 36,000 Single 800 3 4 500 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 18 19 28 29 42 43 62 63
Double 1st 456 0 4 1st 228 0 3 0 5 2 7 3 9 5 11 8 17 15 24 23 34
2d 408 2d 288
Total 864 3 4 Total 516 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 19 20 29 30 43 44 64 65
CE Single 1,250 4 5 800 4 5 7 8 13 14 18 19 27 28 42 43 64 65 95 96
Ac=Acceptance number.
Re=Rejection number.
(*)=Reject on one or more defects. These plans are less preferable than those with numbers listed under Ac and Re.
Table I-A—Sampling Plans of Selected AQL's for Normal Condition of Container Inspection
Code Lot size ranges—No. of containers in lot Type of plan Sample size Acceptable quality levels 0.25 Ac Re 1.5 Ac Re 6.5 Ac Re
CA 6,000 or less Double 1st 36 (*) (*) 0 4 2 7
2d 60
Total 96 (*) (*) 3 4 10 11
CB 6,001-12,000 Double 1st 120 0 2 2 6 10 14
2d 60
Total 180 1 2 5 6 17 18
CC 12,001-36,000 Double 1st 168 0 3 2 7 12 18
2d 180
Total 348 2 3 9 10 31 32
CD Over 36,000 Double 1st 228 0 3 3 9 15 24
2d 288
Total 516 3 4 12 13 43 44
(*)=Reject on one or more defects.

Code of Federal Regulations

[31 FR 4637, Mar. 19, 1966, as amended at 36 FR 18457, Sept. 15, 1971. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977 and 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981]