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slice with the shortest diameter by more than 8 inch.

(ii) The thickness of the half slice with the widest thickness at the circumference does not exceed the thickness of the half slice with the most narrow thickness at the circumference by more than 8 inch.

(iii) The drained weight of the largest half slice is not more than 1.75 times the weight of the smallest half slice (except for an occasional broken piece due to splitting or an occasional whole slice not quite completely cut through).

(g) (C) classification. Half sliced canned pineapple that is fairly uniform in size and shape and broken sliced canned pineapple that is not uniform in size and shape may be given a score of 14 or 15 points. Half sliced and broken sliced canned pineapple that scores in this classification shall not be graded above U. S. Grade C or U. S. Standard, regardless of the total score for the product (this is a limiting rule).

(1) "Fairly uniform in size and shape" for half sliced canned pineapple means that the units fail to meet the requirements of paragraph (e) (8) (i) and (ii) of this section or of paragraph (f) (8) (i) and (ii) of this section, but the drained weight of the largest half slice is not more than 1.75 times the weight of the smallest half slice (except for an occasional broken piece due to splitting or an occasional whole slice not quite completely cut through).

(2) "Not uniform in size and shape" for broken sliced canned pineapple means that:

(i) Not more than 10 percent of the drained weight may consist of pieces having an arc of less than 90°;

(ii) Not more than 5 percent of the drained weight may consist of: (a) Pieces that measure in thickness less than 16 inch or more than 1 inch; or (b) pieces that measure less than 3/4 inch in width as measured from the outer edge to the inner edge; and

(iii) Not more than 5 percent of the drained weight may consist of broken slices having an outside diameter differing by as much as % inch from that of those present in greatest proportion by weight.

(h) (SStd) classification. Canned pineapple of the applicable styles which fail to meet in some respects paragraph (e), (f), or (g) of this section may be given a score of 0 to 13 points and shall not be graded above Substandard, re

gardless of the total score for the product (this is a limiting rule); and, for the applicable styles, may also be "Below Standard in Quality-Good Food-Not High Grade" or "Below Standard in Quality" for the following reasons:

(1) Slices. "Mixed sizes" for failure to comply with paragraph (e) (1) (iv) or (f) (1) (iv) of this section.

(2) Tidbits. "Mixed sizes" for failure to comply with paragraph (f) (2) (ii) or (3) (ii) of this section.

(3) Chunks. "Irregular small pieces" for failure to comply with paragraph (f) (4) (ii) of this section.

(4) Cubes. "Irregular small pieces" for failure to comply with paragraph (f) (6) (i) of this section; or "mixed sizes" for failure to comply with paragraph (f) (6) (ii) of this section.

(5) Spears. "Mixed sizes" for failure to comply with paragraph (e) (7) (iii) or (f) (7) (iii) of this section.

(6) Half sliced. "Mixed sizes" for failure to comply with paragraph (e) (8) (iii) or (f) (8) (iii) of this section.

(7) Broken sliced. "Small broken pieces" or "thick broken pieces," as the case may be, for failure to comply with paragraph (g) (2) (i) or (ii) of this section; or "mixed sizes" for failure to comply with paragraph (g) (2) (iii) of this section.

§ 52.1724 Absence of defects.

(a) General. The factor of absence of defects refers, for the applicable style, to the degree of freedom from trimmed units, blemished units, mashed units; and from any other defects including specks, in crushed style, that cannot be weighed which detract from the appearance or edibility of the product.

(b) Definitions of defects-(1) Insignificantly trimmed. "Insignificantly trimmed" means any trimming that is noticeable but of lesser degree than slightly trimmed.

(2) Slightly trimmed. In slices or half slices, "slightly trimmed" means that the portion trimmed away approximates 3 percent to not more than 5 percent of the apparent physical bulk of the perfectly formed unit and if such trimming materially affects the normal circular shape of the outer or inner edge of the unit.

(3) Excessively trimmed. (i) In slices or half slices, "excessively trimmed" means that the portion trimmed away exceeds 5 percent of the apparent physical bulk of the perfectly formed unit and

if such trimming destroys the normal circular shape of the outer or inner edge of the unit.

(ii) In broken slices, spears, or tidbits, "excessively trimmed" means that the normal shape of the unit is destroyed by trimming.

(4) Blemishes-(i) "Blemishes" (or "blemished"). "Blemishes" (or "blemished") include:

(a) Any of the following, if in excess of 6 inch in the longest dimension on the exposed surface of the unit: Eyes, pieces of shell, brown spots.

(b) Deep fruit eyes.

(d) Other abnormalities that it is possible to detect in good commercial practice before sealing in the containers.

(ii) Serious blemishes. "Serious blemishes" (or "seriously blemished") means that the blemish seriously affects the appearance or edibility of the unit.

(iii) Blemishes in crushed pineapple. In crushed pineapple, each fragment of crushed pineapple bearing a blemish is segregated and the aggregate weight of such fragments is used to ascertain compliance with the allowances.

(5) Mashed. A "mashed" unit in the styles of sliced, half sliced, broken sliced, spears, chunks, and tidbits means a unit that has lost its normal shape as evidenced by marks of mechanical injury. A unit that has lost its normal shape because of ripeness and which bears no mark of mechanical injury shall not be considered as mashed.

(c) (A) classification. Sliced, half sliced, broken sliced, tidbits, chunks, cubes, spears, or crushed canned pineapple that is practically free from defects may be given a score of 18 to 20 points. Half sliced or broken sliced canned pineapple that scores 18 to 20 points shall not be graded above U. S. Grade C or U. S. Standard, regardless of the total score for the product (this is a partial limiting rule). "Practically free from defects" means that the canned pineapple is practically free from any defects not specifically mentioned including specks, in crushed style, that cannot be weighed that affect the appearance or edibility of the product; and, in addition, has the following meanings with respect to the following styles of canned pineapple:

(1) Sliced. (i) Not more than occasional unit may be insignificantly or

slightly trimmed, but none may be excessively trimmed;

(ii) Not more than a total of 5 percent, by count, of the units may be blemished or seriously blemished; or one unit in a container is permitted to be blemished or seriously blemished if such unit exceeds the allowance of 5 percent, by count: Provided, That in all containers comprising the sample such blemished units do not exceed an average of 5 percent of the total number of units; and (iii) Not more than one unit in containers of 25 units or less, and not more than 3 units in containers of more than 25 units, may be mashed.

(2) Tidbits. (i) Not more than 5 percent of the drained weight may consist of units that are excessively trimmed;

(ii) Not more than a total of 5 percent, by count, of the units may be blemished or seriously blemished; but not more than 22 percent, by count, may be seriously blemished; and

(iii) Not more than 3 of the units in containers of less than 150 units, or not more than 2 percent of the units in containers of 150 or more, may be mashed.

(3) Chunks. (i) Not more than a total of 5 percent, by count, of the units may be blemished or seriously blemished; but not more than 21⁄2 percent, by count, may be seriously blemished; and

(ii) Not more than 3 of the units in container of less than 70 units, or not more than 5 percent of the units in containers of 70 units or more, may be mashed.

(4) Cubes. (i) Not more than a total of 2 percent of the drained weight may be blemished or seriously blemished; but not more than 1 percent of the drained weight may be seriously blemished.

(5) Spears. (i) Not more than an occasional unit may be insignificantly or slightly trimmed, but none may be excessively trimmed;

(iii) Not more than one unit per container may be mashed.

(6) Crushed. (i) Not more than 2 percent of the drained weight may con

sist of fragments bearing blemishes, including seriously blemished fragments.

(7) Half sliced. (i) Not more than an occasional unit may be insignificantly or slightly trimmed, but none may be excessively trimmed;

(iii) Not more than one unit in containers of 25 units or less, and not more than 3 units in containers of more than 25 units, may be mashed.

(8) Broken sliced. (i) Not more than 5 percent, by count, of the units may be excessively trimmed;

(ii) Not more than a total of 5 percent, by count, of the units may be blemished or seriously blemished; and

(iii) Not more than 5 percent, by count, of the units may be mashed.

(d) (B) classification. Sliced, half sliced, broken sliced, tidbits, chunks, cubes, spears, or crushed canned pineapple that is reasonably free from defects may be given a score of 16 or 17 points. Half sliced or broken sliced canned pineapple that scores 16 or 17 points shall not be graded above U. S. Grade C or U. S. Standard, regardless of the total score for the product (this is a partial limiting rule); and other styles of canned pineapple that fall into this classification shall not be graded above U. S. Grade B or U.S. Choice, regardless of the total score for the product (this is a limiting rule). "Reasonably free from defects" means that the canned pineapple is reasonably free from any defects not specifically mentioned including specks, in crushed style, that cannot be weighed that affect the appearance or edibility of the product; and, in addition, has the following meanings with respect to the following styles of canned pineapple:

(1) Sliced. (1) Not more than a total of 20 percent, by count, of the units may be slightly or excessively trimmed: Provided, That not more than 72 percent, by count, of the units may be excessively trimmed, but in any container having not more than 10 units, one unit may be excessively trimmed;

and in any container having more than 10 units but not more than 27 units, two units may be excessively trimmed;

(ii) Not more than 122 percent, by count, of the units may be blemished, but in any container having not more than 5 units, one unit may be blemished; in containers having more than 5 units but not more than 10 units, two units may be blemished; and in containers having more than 10 units but not more than 32 units, four units may be blemished; and

(iii) Not more than one unit in containers of 25 units or less, and not more than 3 units in containers of more than 25 units, may be mashed.

(2) Tidbits. (i) Not more than 15 percent of the drained weight may consist of units that are excessively trimmed;

(ii) Not more than a total of 121⁄2 percent, by count, of the units may be blemished or seriously blemished; but not more than 64 percent, by count, may be seriously blemished; and

(iii) Not more than 3 of the units in containers of less than 150 units, or not more than 2 percent of the units in containers of 150 units or more, may be mashed.

(3 Chunks. (i) Not more than a total of 122 percent, by count, of the units may be blemished or seriously blemished, but not more than 6 percent, by count, may be seriously blemished; and

(ii) Not more than 3 of the units in containers of less than 70 units, or not more than 5 percent of the units in containers of 70 units or more, may be mashed.

(4) Cubes. (i) Not more than a total of 122 percent, by count, of the units may be blemished or seriously blemished, but not more than 64 percent, by count, may be seriously blemished.

(5) Spears. (i) Not more than a total of 20 percent, by count, of the units may be insignificantly, slightly, or excessively trimmed; but not more than 15 percent, by count, of the units may be excessively trimmed.

(ii) Not more than 122 percent, by count, of the units may be blemished, but in any container having not more than 5 units, one unit may be blemished; in containers having more than 5 units but not more than 10 units, two units. may be blemished; and in containers having more than 10 units but not more than 32 units, four units may be blemished; and

the half slice with the most narrow thickness at the circumference by more than 3/32 inch.

(f) (B) classification. Sliced, half sliced, tidbits, chunks, cubes, or spears of canned pineapple that are reasonably uniform in size and shape may be given a score of 16 or 17 points. Half sliced canned pineapple that scores 16 or 17 points shall not be graded above U.S. Grade C or U.S. Standard, regardless of the total score for the product (this is a partial limiting rule); other styles of canned pineapple that fall into this classification shall not be graded above U. S. Grade B or U. S. Choice, regardless of the total score for the product (this is a limiting rule). "Reasonably uniform in size and shape" has the following meanings with respect to the following styles of canned pineapple:

(1) Sliced. (i) The diameter of the slice with the longest diameter does not exceed the diameter of the slice with the shortest diameter by more than 1⁄2 inch.

(ii) The thickness of the slice with the widest thickness at the circumference does not exceed the thickness of the slice with the most narrow thickness at the circumference by more than 1⁄4 inch.

(iii) The maximum radial axis of any slice does not exceed the minimum radial axis of the same slice by more than 14 inch.

(iv) The drained weight of the largest slice is not more than 1.4 times the weight of the smallest slice.

(2) Small tidbits. (i) Not more than 121⁄2 percent of the drained weight may consist of units which may fail to conform to any one or more of the following dimensions:

(ii) Not more than 15 percent of the drained weight may consist of units each of which weighs less than three-fourths as much as the average weight of all the untrimmed tidbits.

(4) Chunks. (1) None of the units may have a longest dimension (along any edge) greater than 11⁄2 inches.

(ii) Not more than 15 percent of the drained weight consists of pieces weighing less than 16 ounce each.

(5) Symmetrical chunks. (1) None of the units may have a longest dimension (along any edge) greater than 12 inches.

(ii) Not less than 80 percent of the drained weight may consist of units which exceed at least one of the following dimensions:

Length of outside arc....
Thickness

Length

16 inch.

1⁄2 inch. 11/16 inch.

(iii) Not more than 15 percent of the drained weight consists of pieces weighing less than 16 ounce each.

(6) Cubes. (1) Not more than 10 percent of the drained weight may consist of units of such size that they pass through the meshes of a sieve with 6inch square openings.

(ii) Not more than 15 percent of the drained weight may consist of pieces weighing more than 2-ounce each.

(7) Spears. (1) The units are of reasonably uniform length.

(ii) Not more than 20 percent, by count, of the units or not more than one unit in a container of less than 5 units, may be less than 34 inch or more than 134 inches in the longest edge dimension other than the longitudinal measurement of the spear.

(iii) The drained weight of the largest spear is not more than 1.4 times the weight of the smallest spear.

(8) Half sliced. (1) The diameter of the half slice with the longest diameter does not exceed the diameter of the half

slice with the shortest diameter by more than 8 inch.

(1) "Fairly uniform in size and shape" for half sliced canned pineapple means that the units fail to meet the requirements of paragraph (e) (8) (i) and (ii) of this section or of paragraph (f) (8) (1) and (ii) of this section, but the drained weight of the largest half slice is not more than 1.75 times the weight of the smallest half slice (except for an occasional broken piece due to splitting or an occasional whole slice not quite completely cut through).