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) > 42.111—Sampling plans for reduced condition of container inspection, Tables III and III-A; and limit number for reduced inspection, Table III-B.

42.111—Sampling plans for reduced condition of container inspection, Tables III and III-A; and limit number for reduced inspection, Table III-B.

Table III—Sampling Plans for Reduced Condition of Container Inspection
Code Lot size ranges—Number of containers in lot Type of plan Sample size Acceptable quality levels 0.15 Ac Re 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
CAA 6,000 or less Single 29 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6
Double 1st 18 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 3 1 4 2 5
2d 18
Total 36 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 7
CA 6,001-36,000 Single 84 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 7 9 10 13 14
Double 1st 36 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 4 0 5 2 7 3
2d 60
Total 96 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 7 8 10 11 15 16
CB Over 36,000 Single 168 1 2 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 11 12 16 17 23 24
Double 1st 120 0 2 0 2 0 3 2 5 2 6 3 7 6 10 10 14 14 19
2d 60
Total 180 1 2 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 8 9 12 13 17 18 25 26
CC Single 315 1 2 2 3 3 4 6 7 8 9 13 14 19 20 28 29 41 42
Table III-A—Sampling Plans for Reduced 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
CAA 6,000 or less Double 1st 18 0 2 0 2 1 4
2d 18
Total 36 1 2 1 2 5 6
CA 6,001-36,000 Double 1st 36 0 2 0 4 2 7
2d 60
Total 96 1 2 3 4 10 11
CB Over 36,000 Double 1st 120 0 2 2 6 10 14
2d 60
Total 180 1 2 5 6 17 18
Table III-B—Limit Numbers for Reduced Inspection
Number of sample units from last 10 lots inspected within 6 months Acceptable quality level
0.15 0.25 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 6.5 10.0
320-499 (*) (*) (*) 0 1 4 8 14 24
500-799 (*) (*) 0 2 3 7 14 25 40
800-1,249 (*) 0 1 4 7 14 24 42 68
1,250-1,999 0 0 3 7 13 24 40 69 110
2,000-3,149 0 2 6 14 22 40 68 115 181
3,150-4,999 1 4 10 24 38 67 111 186 293
5,000-7,999 3 7 18 40 63 110 181 302 472
8,000-12,499 7 14 31 68 105 181 297 491 765
12,500-19,999 13 24 52 110 169 290 471 777 1,207
*Denotes that the number of sample units from the last 10 inspection lots is not sufficient for reduced inspection for this AQL. In this instance more than 10 inspection lots may be used for the calculations if the inspection lots used are the most recent ones in sequence within the last 6 months, they have all been on normal inspection, and none has been rejected on original inspection.

Code of Federal Regulations

[31 FR 4687, Mar. 19, 1966, as amended at 36 FR 18457, Sept. 15, 1971; 41 FR 42639, Sept. 28, 1976. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977 and 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981]