Tolerances

(a) In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, the tolerances in Tables I, II, and III of this section are provided.

Table I—Tolerances[Percent] Factor U.S. fancy U.S. extra No. 1 U.S. No. 1 U.S. select U.S. artificially opened U.S. non-split External (shell) Defects (tolerances by weight): (a) Non-split and not split on suture 2 3 6 10 10 N/A (1) Non-split included in (a) 1 2 3 4 4 N/A (b) Adhering hull material 1 1 1 2 2 2 (c) Light stained 7 12 25 N/A N/A N/A (1) Dark stained, included in (c) 2 3 3 3 3 3 (d) Damage by other means 1 1 2 3 10 N/A (e) Total External Defects 9 16 N/A N/A N/A N/A (f) Undersized (Less than 30⁄64 inch in diameter) 5 5 5 5 4 5

Table II—Tolerances Factorinternal (kernel) defects(tolerances by weight) U.S. fancy(percent) U.S. extraNo. 1(percent) U.S. No. 1(percent) U.S. select(percent) U.S. artificially opened(percent) U.S. non-split(percent) (a) Damage 3 6 6 6 6 6 (b) Serious Damage (Minor Insect or Vertebrate Injury, Mold, Rancid, Decay) 3 4 4 4 4 4 (1) Insect Damage, included in (b) 1 2 2 2 2 2 (c) Total Internal Defects 4 8 9 9 9 9

Table III—Tolerances[Percent] Factor U.S. fancy U.S. extra No. 1 U.S. No. 1 U.S. select U.S. artificially opened U.S. non-split Other Defects (tolerances by weight): (a) Shell pieces and blanks 2 2 2 2 2 2 (1) Blanks, included in (a) 1 1 1 1 1 1 (b) Foreign material (No glass, metal or live insects shall be permitted) 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 (c) Particles and dust 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 (d) Loose kernels 4 5 6 6 6 6

(b) [Reserved]

[68 FR 50683, Aug. 22, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 76835, Dec. 23, 2004]