7 CFR 51.696

§ 51.696 Firm.

United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective

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Citation: 7 CFR 51.696, § 51.696 Firm, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/14964
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Firm as applied to common oranges, means that the fruit is not soft, or noticeably wilted or flabby; as applied to oranges of the Mandarin group (Satsuma, King, Mandarin), means that the fruit is not extremely puffy, although the skin may be slightly loose.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.