fruit. The terms "drained fruit," "drained canned freestone peaches," or "drained freestone peaches" refer to the drained weight of canned freestone peaches ascertained by the following method:

Method for ascertaining drained weight. The drained weight of canned freestone peaches, canned "dietetic" freestone peaches, and canned "solidpack" freestone peaches is determined by emptying the contents of the container, turning the pit cavities down in halves, upon a United States Standard No. 8 circular sieve of proper diameter containing 8 meshes to the inch (0.0937inch±3%, square openings) so as to distribute the product evenly, inclining the sieve slightly to facilitate drainage, and allowing to drain for two minutes. The

drained weight is the weight of the sieve and peaches less the weight of the dry sieve. A sieve 8 inches in diameter is used for the equivalent of No. 3 size cans (404 x 414) and smaller, and a sieve 12 inches in diameter is used for containers larger than the equivalent of the No. 3 size can.

LOT INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION § 52.2615 Ascertaining the grade of a lot.

The grade of a lot of canned freestone peaches covered by these standards is determined by the procedures set forth in the Regulations Governing Inspection and Certification of Processed Fruits and Vegetables, Processed Products Thereof, and Certain Other Processed Food Products (§§ 52.1 to 52.87).

(a) Canned apricots. “Canned apricots" means "canned apricots" as such product is defined in the standard of identity for canned apricots (21 CFR 27.10 and 27.14) issued pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. For the purposes of the standards in this subpart, and unless the text indicates otherwise, the terms "canned apricots" include "canned apricots," "canned spiced apricots," and "canned artificially sweetened apricots" as defined in the aforesaid standards of identity, and canned "solid-pack" apricots.

(b) Canned "solid-pack" apricots. For the purposes of the standards in this subpart, canned apricots when referred to as "canned 'solid-pack' apricots" or "solid-pack apricots" means prepared apricots 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" apricots to which a sweetening ingredient has not been added are considered "unsweetened"; "solid-pack" apricots to which a dry nutritive sweetening ingredient has been added are considered "sweetened."

[26 F.R. 5561, June 22, 1961]

§ 52.2642 Styles of canned apricots.

(a) "Unpeeled halves" or "Unpeeled halved" canned apricots are unpeeled and pitted apricots cut approximately in half along the suture from stem to apex.

(b) "Peeled halves" or "Peeled halved" canned apricots are peeled and pitted apricots cut approximately in half along the suture from stem to apex.

(c) "Unpeeled slices" or "Unpeeled sliced" canned apricots are unpeeled and pitted apricots cut into thin sectors or strips.

(d) "Peeled slices" or "Peeled sliced" canned apricots are peeled and pitted apricots cut into thin sectors or strips.

(e) "Unpeeled whole" canned apricots are unpeeled, unpitted, whole apricots with stems removed.

(f) "Peeled whole" canned apricots are peeled, unpitted, whole apricots with stems removed.

(g) "Unpeeled mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes" are cut units of canned unpeeled apricots that are predominantly irregular in size and shape which do not conform to a single style of unpeeled halves, unpeeled slices, or unpeeled whole canned apricots or which are a mixture of two or more of such styles.

(h) "Peeled mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes" are cut units of canned peeled apricots that are predominantly irregular in size and shape which do not conform to a single style of peeled halves, peeled slices, or peeled whole canned apricots or which are a mixture of two or more of such styles.

(i) "Pitted" canned solid pack apricots are prepared from whole apricots without cutting into halves and may be crushed or broken in removing the pits. § 52.2643 Grades of canned apricots.

(a) "U.S. Grade A" or "U.S. Fancy" is the quality of unpeeled or peeled halves, unpeeled or peeled slices, or unpeeled or peeled whole canned apricots 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 for the applicable style, 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 unpeeled or peeled halves, unpeeled or peeled slices, or unpeeled or peeled whole canned apricots may possess a reasonably good color that scores not less than 17 points, may be reasonably uniform in size and symmetry for the applicable style except for limits for off-suture cuts in unpeeled halves, and may possess a reasonably good character, if the total score is not less than 90 points.

that

(b) "U. S. Grade B" or "U. S. Choice" is the quality of unpeeled or peeled halves, unpeeled or peeled slices, unpeeled or peeled whole, or unpeeled or peeled mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes of canned apricots that possess similar varietal characteristics; 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 unpeeled or peeled halves, or unpeeled or peeled whole canned apricots may be fairly uniform in size and symmetry except for limits for off-suture cuts in unpeeled halves, if the total score is not less than 80 points.

(c) "U. S. Grade C" or "U. S. Standard" is the quality of unpeeled or peeled halves, unpeeled or peeled slices, unpeeled or peeled whole, or unpeeled or peeled mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes of canned apricots 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 unpeeled or peeled halves, unpeeled or peeled slices, unpeeled or peeled whole, or unpeeled or peeled mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes of canned apricots 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 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 apricots of this grade may or may not meet the minimum standard or quality for canned apricots issued pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

(a) "Substandard" is the quality of canned apricots 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 apricots that may or may not meet the minimum standard of quality for canned apricots issued pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

§ 52.2644 Grades of canned "solidpack" apricots.

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

(b) "Substandard Solid-Pack" is the quality of unpeeled or peeled halves, unpeeled or peeled slices, unpeeled or peeled whole, unpeeled or peeled mixed pieces of irregular sizes and shapes, or pitted canned "solid-pack" apricots that fail to meet the requirements of "U.S. Grade C Solid-Pack".

LIQUID MEDIA, FILL OF CONTAINER, DRAINED WEIGHTS, AND FILL WEIGHTS

§ 52.2645 Liquid media and Brix measurements for canned apricots.

"Cut-out" requirements for liquid media in canned apricots are not incorporated in the grades of the finished product since sirup or any other liquid medium, as such, is not a factor of qual

ity for the purposes of these grades.

Designations

Brix measurement

apricot juice."

"In water".

"In apricot juice”-

"Artificially sweetened".

21° or more but less than 25°. 16° or more but less than 21°. Less than 16°.

Packed in water.

Packed in apricot juice.

Water artificially sweetened with saccharin, sodium saccharin, calcium cyclamate, or any combination of two or more of these, and may be thickened with pectin.

[26 F.R. 5561, June 22, 1961]

§ 52.2646 Fill of container for canned apricots.

The standard of fill of container for canned apricots is the maximum quantity of the apricot units which can be sealed in the container and processed by heat to prevent spoilage, without crushing or breaking such ingredient. Canned apricots that do not meet this requirement are "Below Standard in Fill."

[26 F.R. 5561, June 22, 1961]

§ 52.2647 Recommended fill of container for canned "solid-pack" apri

cots.

The recommended fill of container for canned "solid-pack" apricots 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 "solidpack" apricots be as full of apricots 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. [26 F.R. 5561, June 22, 1961]

§ 52.2648 Recommended drained weights for canned apricots.

(a) General. (1) The minimum drained weight recommendations for the various applicable styles in Table I of this subpart are not incorporated in the grades of the finished product since drained weight, as such, is not a factor of quality for the purposes of these grades.

(2) The recommended minimum drained weights are based on equalization of the product 30 days or more after the product has been canned.

(b) Method for ascertaining drained weight. The drained weight of canned apricots and canned "solid-pack” apricots is determined by emptying the contents of the container, turning the pit cavities down in halves, upon a U.S. Standard No. 8 circular sieve of proper diameter containing 8 meshes to the inch (0.0937-inch ±3 percent, square openings) so as to distribute the product evenly, inclining the sieve slightly to facilitate drainage, and allowing to drain for two minutes. The drained weight is the weight of the sieve and apricots less the weight of the dry sieve. A sieve 8 inches in diameter is used for the equivalent of No. 3 size cans (404 x 414) and smaller, and a sieve 12 inches in diameter is used for containers larger than the equivalent of the No. 3 size can.

(c) Compliance with recommended minimum drained weights. A lot of canned apricots and canned unsweetened "solid-pack" apricots is considered as meeting the minimum drained weight recommendations if the following criteria are met:

(1) The average of the drained weights from all the sample units in the sample meets the recommended average drained weight (designated as "Avg." in Table I of this subpart); and

(2) The number of sample units which fail to meet the recommended

minimum drained weight for individuals (designated as "Indv." in Table I of this subpart) does not exceed the applicable acceptance number specified in the single

sampling plan contained in the Regulations Governing Inspection and Certification of Processed Fruits and Vegetables and Related Products.

§ 52.2649 Recommended fill weights for canned apricots.

(a) General. The minimum fill weight recommendations for the various applicable styles in Table II of this subpart are not incorporated in the grades of the finished product since fill weight, as such, is not a factor of quality for the purposes of these grades.

(b) Method for ascertaining fill weight. The fill weight of canned apricots for the applicable styles is determined in accordance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's "Variables Control Chart Plan" and adaptations thereto, as applicable to processed fruits and vegetables and related products.