Tolerances.

§ 51.2544 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 Factor internal (kernel) defects (tolerances by weight) U.S. fancy (percent) U.S. extra No. 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) .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 (c) Particles and dust .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .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]