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not incorporated in the grades of the finished product since drained weight, as such, is not a factor of quality for the purpose of these grades.

(b) Method for ascertaining drained weights. The drained weight of canned sweet cherries is determined by emptying the contents of the container 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 2 minutes. The drained weight is the weight of the sieve and sweet cherries less the weight of the dry sieve. A sieve 8 inches in diameter is used for the equivalent of No. 3 size cans (404 × 414) and smaller, and a sieve 12 inches in diameter is used for containers larger than the equivalent of the No. 3 size can.

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(c) Definition of symbols. (1) Xa― the average drained weight of all the sample units in the sample.

(2) LL-lower limit for drained weights of individual sample units.

(d) Compliance with recommended drained weights. A lot of canned sweet cherries 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 minimum average drained weight (designated as "X" in Table I); and

(2) The number of sample units which fail to meet the recommended drained weight lower limit for individuals (designated as "LL" in Table I) does not exceed the applicable acceptance number specified in Table II.

RECOMMENDED MINIMUM DRAINED WEIGHTS FOR PITTED AND UNPITTED CANNED SWEET

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LWL means the lower warning limit for individual fill weight measurements.

LRL means the lower reject limit for individual fill weight measurements. R' means a specified average range value.

Rmax means a specified maximum range for a subgroup.

"Sampling allowance code" means a code letter on the sampling allowance chart of the U.S. Standards for Inspection by Variables. This letter identifies the appropriate line which gives the

amount of sampling allowance to be applied to the specification average for fill weights in order to determine compliance with requirements for fill weight averages for a sample.

(d) Compliance with recommended fill weights. Compliance with the recommended fill weights shall be in accordance with the acceptance criteria specified in the U.S. Standards for Inspection by Variables and the U.S. Standards for Determination of Fill Weights.

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TABLE III-RECOMMENDED FILL-WEIGHT VALUES, CANNED LIGHT SWEET CHERRIES

TABLE IV-RECOMMENDED FILL-WEIGHT VALUES CANNED DARK SWEET CHERRIES

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(b) (A) classification. Canned sweet cherries that possess a good color may be given a score of 27 to 30 points. "Good color" means that the cherries are bright and possess a color typical of well-matured cherries of similar varieties which have been properly processed; that in light sweet cherries, the basic background color, exclusive of blush, is a pinkish-yellow to pale amber color and that the blush appears as a surface color ranging from very light pinkish-tan to tannish-brown; and that in dark sweet cherries, the

basic background color is a typical deep-red to purple-red or purple-black.

(c) (B) classification. If the canned sweet cherries possess a reasonably good color, a score of 24 to 26 points may be given. "Reasonably good color" means that the cherries possess a color typical of reasonably well-matured cherries of similar varieties which have been properly processed; that in light sweet cherries, the basic background color, exclusive of blush, is a pinkishyellow to amber color which may be no more than slightly dull and that the blush appears as a surface color ranging from tan to tannish-brown; and that in dark sweet cherries, the basic background color is a typical deep red to purple-red or purple-black which may be no more than slightly dull.

(d) (C) classification. If the canned sweet cherries possess a fairly good color, a score of 21 to 23 points may be given. Canned sweet cherries 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). "Fairly good color" means that the cherries possess a color typical of fairly well-matured cherries of similar varieties which have been properly processed; that in light sweet cherries, the basic background color and blush may be variable or may be slightly dull but is not off-color; and that in dark sweet cherries, the cherries may possess a slightly dull deep red to slightly dull purple-red color or slightly dull purpleblack color that may be variable but is not off-color.

(e) (SStd) classification. Canned sweet cherries that fail to meet the requirements of paragraph (d) of this section may be given a score of 0 to 20 points and shall not be graded above Substandard, regardless of the total score for the product (this is a limiting rule). § 52.832 Uniformity of size.

(a) General. The factor of uniformity of size refers to the uniformity of diameters in pitted and unpitted cherries, and to the variation of weight and minimum weight in unpitted cherries.

(1) "Diameter" of a cherry is the diameter of a rigid round hole through which the cherry will just pass without using force. In pitted cherries, the di

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