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 C—REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 (parts 51 to 75) > PART 51—FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND OTHER PRODUCTS 1,2 (INSPECTION, CERTIFICATION, AND STANDARDS) > SUBPART —United States Standards for Grades of Honey Dew and Honey Ball Type Melons (§51.3740 to §51.3749) > 51.3748—Damage.

51.3748—Damage.

Damage means any specific defect described in this section; or an equally objectionable variation of any one of these defects, any other defect, or any combination of defects, which materially detracts from the appearance, or the edible or marketing quality of the melon.
(a) The following specific defects shall be considered as damage:
(1) Sunburn which causes the rind to become brownish in color, hard, tough, or thin; and,
(2) Bruising when the size or color of the affected area materially detracts from the appearance.
(b) The following blemishes shall not be considered as damage:
(1) Slight bruising caused by light pressure of the weight of other melons or from lidding of the crate;
(2) Yellow spots;
(3) Superficial hail spots;
(4) Slight surface scratches caused by picking or packing; or,
(5) Netting, either raised or occurring as very shallow cracks in the skin.