7 CFR 51.1270
§ 51.1270 Packing.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 51.1270, § 51.1270 Packing, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/15116
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(a) Each package shall be packed so that the pears in the shown face shall be reasonably representative in size and quality of the contents of the package.
(b) Pears packed in any container shall be tightly packed. All packages shall be well filled but the contents shall not show excessive or unnecessary bruising because of overfilled packages.
(c) Pears packed in boxes shall be arranged in containers according to the approved and recognized methods with the pears packed lengthwise. A bridge shall not be allowed in any standard pack. When wrapped, each pear shall be fairly well enclosed by its individual wrapper.
(d) Pears packed in round stave bushel baskets, tubs or in barrels shall be ring faced.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.