Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. For the purposes of the standards in this subpart, and unless the text indicates otherwise, the terms "canned peaches" or "canned freestone peaches" include "canned yellow freestone peaches" and "canned spiced yellow freestone peaches" as defined in the aforesaid standard of identity, canned “solid-pack" freestone peaches, and canned "dietetic" freestone peaches.

(b) Canned "solid-pack" freestone peaches. For the purposes of the standards in this subpart, canned peaches when referred to as "canned 'solid-pack' freestone peaches" or "solid-pack freestone peaches" means prepared peaches of the yellow freestone varietal group packed without a liquid packing medium, with or without a dry nutritive sweetening ingredient added, and sufficiently processed by heat to assure preservation of the product, in hermetically-sealed containers. "Solid-pack" peaches to which a sweetening ingredient has not been added are considered "unsweetened"; "solid-pack" peaches to which a dry nutritive sweetening ingredient has been added are considered "sweetened."

(c) Canned "dietetic" freestone peaches. For the purposes of the standards in this subpart, canned peaches when referred to as "canned 'dietetic' freestone peaches" means canned yellow freestone peaches without nutritive sweetening ingredient(s) added and declared for dietary use, or with artificial sweetening ingredient(s) added, or with any other ingredient(s) permissible for dietary use under the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

§ 52.2602 Styles of canned freestone peaches.

(a) "Halves" or "halved" canned peaches are peeled and pitted peaches, cut approximately in half along the suture from stem to apex.

(b) "Quarters" or "quartered" canned peaches are halved peaches cut into two approximately equal parts.

(c) "Slices" or "sliced” canned peaches are peeled and pitted peaches cut into sectors smaller than quarters.

(d) "Dice" or "diced" canned peaches are peeled and pitted peaches cut into approximate cubes.

(e) "Whole" canned peaches are peeled, unpitted, whole peaches with or without stems removed.

(f) "Mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes" are peeled, pitted, and cut units of canned peaches that are predominantly irregular in size and shape which do not conform to a single style of halves, quarters, slices, or dice and which may consist of:

(1) Units (commonly called "salad cuts" or "salad pieces") which may have been prepared originally as peach halves but which are irregular in size and shape in that more than one-fourth of the unit appears to have been removed at the

outer curved surface and which have been cut further into pieces;

(2) Units which may have been prepared originally as peach slices but which are irregular in size and shape in that they have been cut further into pieces; or

(3) Mixtures of two or more of the following styles which may or may not be of normal shape: halves, quarters, slices, or dice.

§ 52.2603 Grades of canned freestone peaches.

(a) "U.S. Grade A" or "U.S. Fancy" is the quality of halves, quarters, slices, diced, or whole canned freestone peaches that possess similar varietal characteristics; that possess a normal flavor and odor, that possess a good color, that are practically uniform in size and symmetry, that are practically free from defects, that possess a good character, and that for those factors which are scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart the total score is not less than 90 points: Provided, That halves, quarters, slices, diced, or whole canned freestone peaches may possess a reasonably good color, may be reasonably uniform in size and symmetry, and may possess a reasonably good character, if the total score is not less than 90 points.

(b) "U. S. Grade B" or "U. S. Choice" is the quality of halves, quarters, slices, diced, whole, or mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes of canned freestone peaches that possess similar varietal characteristics; that possess a normal flavor and odor, that possess a reasonably good color, that are reasonably uniform in size and symmetry for the applicable style, that are reasonably free from defects, that possess a reasonably good character, and that for those factors which are scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart the total score is not less than 80 points: Provided, That halves, quarters, slices, diced, or whole canned freestone peaches may be fairly uniform in size and symmetry if the total score is not less than 80 points.

(c) "U. S. Grade C" or "U. S. Standard" is the quality of halves, quarters, slices, diced, whole, or mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes of canned free

stone peaches that possess similar varietal characteristics; that possess a normal flavor and odor, that possess a fairly good color, that are fairly uniform in size and symmetry for the applicable style, that are fairly free from defects, that possess a fairly good character, and that for those factors which are scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart the total score is not less than 70 points.

(d) "U. S. Grade D" is the quality of halves, quarters, slices, diced, whole, or mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes of canned freestone peaches that may possess dissimilar varietal characteristics; that possess a normal flavor and odor, that possess a fairly good color, that may vary in size and symmetry for the applicable style; that are fairly free from defects except for crushed and broken units in the styles of halves, quarters, or whole style; that possess a noticeable variability in character, and that for those factors which are scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart the total score is not less than 60 points. Canned freestone peaches of this grade may or may not meet the minimum standard of quality for canned peaches issued pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

(e) "Substandard" is the quality of canned freestone peaches that fail to meet the applicable requirements of U. S. Grade C or U. S. Standard or of U. S. Grade D and is the quality of canned freestone peaches that may or may not meet the minimum standard of quality for canned peaches issued pursuant to

Designations

the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

§ 52.2604 Grades of canned "solidpack" freestone peaches.

(a) "U.S. Grade C Solid-Pack" or "U.S. Standard Solid-Pack" is the quality of halves, quarters, slices, diced, or mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes of canned "solid-pack" freestone peaches that possess a normal flavor and odor; that possess a fairly good color, that are fairly free from defects for canned "solid-pack" freestone peaches, that possess a fairly good character for canned "solid-pack" freestone peaches, and that for those factors which are scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart the total score is not less than 70 points.

(b) "Substandard Solid-Pack" is the quality of halves, quarters, slices, diced, or mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes of canned "solid-pack" freestone peaches that fail to meet the requirements of "U. S. Grade C Solid-Pack".

LIQUID MEDIA AND FILL OF CONTAINER

§ 52.2605 Liquid media and Brix measurements for canned freestone peaches.

"Cut-out" requirements for liquid media in canned freestone peaches are not incorporated in the grades of the finished product since sirup or any other liquid medium, as such, is not a factor of quality for the purposes of these grades. The "cut-out" Brix measurements, as applicable, for the respective designations are as follows:

Brix measurement

§ 52.2607 Recommended fill of container for canned "dietetic" and "solid-pack" freestone peaches.

The recommended fill of container for canned "dietetic" and "solid-pack" freestone peaches is not incorporated in the grades of the finished product since fill of container, as such, is not a factor of quality for the purposes of these grades. It is recommended that each container of "dietetic" or "solid-pack" freestone peaches be as full of peaches as practicable without impairment of quality and that the product (including liquid, if any) occupy not less than 90 percent of the volume of the container.

FACTORS OF QUALITY

§ 52.2608 Ascertaining the grade.

(a) General. In addition to considering other requirements outlined in the standards the following quality factors are evaluated:

(1) Factors not rated by score points in canned freestone peaches other than "solid-pack" freestone peaches. (i) Varietal characteristics.

(ii) Flavor and odor.

(2) Factors not rated by score points in "solid-pack" freestone peaches. (i) Flavor and odor.

(3) Factors rated by score points in canned peaches. The relative importance of each factor which is scored is expressed numerically on the scale of 100. The maximum number of points that may be given such factors are:

each factor and expressed numerically. The numerical range within each factor which is scored is inclusive (for example, "18 to 20 points" means "18, 19, or 20 points").

§ 52.2610 Color.

(a) General. (1) The color of canned freestone peaches other than canned "spiced" peaches refers to the predominant and characteristic color on the surface of whole units and the outside surfaces of other units, except the cut surfaces of such units are also considered when adversely affected by discoloration. Units other than whole on which the pit cavity is abnormally discolored are considered under the factor of "absence of defects" only.

(2) The factor of color for canned "spiced" peaches is not based on any detailed requirement and is not scored but the color shall be normal for canned "spiced" peaches; the other three factors (uniformity of size and symmetry, absence of defects, and character as applicable) are scored and the total is multiplied by 100 and divided by 80, dropping any fractions to determine the total score.

(b) (A) Classification. Canned freestone peaches that possess a good color may be given a score of 18 to 20 points. Mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes that score 18 to 20 points shall not be graded above U.S. Grade B, regardless of the total score for the product (this is a partial limiting rule). "Good color" means that the peaches possess a bright color ranging from pale yellowish-orange to orange-yellow; and that there may be present units which possess "reasonably good color" as follows:

(1) In the style of halves, quarters, slices, or whole, not more than 10 percent, by count, of the units may possess "reasonably good color"; or one unit in a container is permitted to possess "reasonably good color": Provided, That in all containers comprising the sample such units do not exceed an average of 10 percent of the total number of units; and

(2) In the style of diced or mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes, not more than 10 percent, by weight, of the drained peaches may possess "reasonably good color."

(c) (B) Classification. Canned freestone peaches that possess a reasonably good color may be given a score of 16 or 17 points. Mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes that fall into this classification shall not be graded above U.S. Grade B, regardless of the total score for the product (this is a partial limiting rule). "Reasonably good color" means that the canned freestone peaches possess a reasonably bright color that may fail to meet minimum color requirements for Grade A but is equal to or better than pale yellow; that the units may possess slight discoloration due to oxidation, pit pigmentation, or other causes which does not more than slightly affect the appearance or edibility, or both, of the product; and that there may be present units which possess "fairly good color" as follows:

(1) In the style of halves, quarters, slices, or whole, not more than 10 percent, by count, of the units may possess "fairly good color"; or one unit in a container is permitted to possess "fairly good color": Provided, That in all containers comprising the sample such units do not exceed an average of 10 percent of the total number of units; and

(2) In the style of diced or mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes, 10 percent, by weight, of the drained peaches may possess "fairly good color."

(d) (C), (D), and (C-SP) Classification. Canned freestone peaches that possess a fairly good color and canned "solid-pack" freestone peaches that possess a fairly good color or better color may be given a score of 14 or 15 points. Canned freestone peaches or canned "solid-pack" freestone peaches that fall into this classification shall not be graded above U.S. Grade C or U.S. Grade C Solid-Pack, whichever is applicable, regardless of the total score for the product (this is a limiting rule). "Fairly good color" means that the peaches possess a color that may fail to meet minimum color requirements for Grade B but is equal to or better than a dull greenish yellow; that the units may possess slight discoloration due to oxidation, pit pigmentation, or other causes which does

not materially affect the appearance or edibility, or both, of the product; and that the units may possess other color as follows:

(1) In the style of halves, quarters, slices, or whole, not more than 10 percent, by count, of the units may fail to meet the minimum color for Grade C or may be off-color; or one unit in a container is permitted to possess such color: Provided, That in all the containers comprising the sample such units do not exceed an average of 10 percent of the total number of units; and

(2) In the style of diced or mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes, not more than 10 percent, by weight, of the drained peaches may consist of units that fail to meet the minimum color requirements for Grade C or may be off-color: Provided, That such units do not materially affect the appearance of the product.

(e) (Sstd.) and (Sstd-SP) Classification. Canned freestone peaches and canned "solid-pack" freestone peaches that fail to meet the requirements of paragraph (d) of this section may be given a score of 0 to 13 points and shall not be graded above Substandard or Substandard Solid-Pack, whichever is applicable, regardless of the total score for the product (this is a limiting rule). [34 F.R. 7134, May 1, 1969]

(a) General. The factor of uniformity of size and symmetry for mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes of canned freestone peaches and all applicable styles of canned "solid-pack" freestone peaches is not based on any detailed requirements and is not scored; the other three factors (color, absence of defects, and character as applicable) are scored and the total is multiplied by 100 and divided by 80, dropping any fractions to determine the total score.

(b) Off-suture cut. “Off-suture cut" in halved or quartered canned freestone peaches means a halved or quartered unit which has been cut at a distance from the suture greater than 3% inch at the widest measurement from the suture.