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 Grapefruit (Texas and States Other Than Florida, California, and Arizona) (§51.620 to §51.653) > 51.620—U.S. Fancy.

51.620—U.S. Fancy.

“U.S. Fancy” consists of grapefruit which meet the following requirements:
(a) Basic requirements:
(1) Discoloration:
(i) Not more than one-tenth of the surface, in the aggregate, may be affected by discoloration. (See § 51.638.)
(2) Firm;
(3) Mature;
(4) Similar varietal characteristics;
(5) Smooth texture;
(6) Well formed; and,
(7) Well colored.
(b) Free from:
(1) Ammoniation;
(2) Bruises;
(3) Buckskin;
(4) Cuts not healed;
(5) Skin breakdown;
(6) Decay;
(7) Growth cracks;
(8) Scab;
(9) Sprayburn; and,
(10) Wormy fruit.
(c) Not injured by:
(1) Green spots;
(2) Oil spots;
(3) Scale;
(4) Scars; and,
(5) Thorn scratches.
(d) Not damaged by any other cause.
(e) For tolerances see § 51.628.