7 CFR 51.2293
§ 51.2293 Serious damage.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 51.2293, § 51.2293 Serious damage, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/15424
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Serious damage means any defect, other than color, which seriously affects the appearance, or the edible or shipping quality of the individual portion of kernel or of the lot as a whole. Any one of the following defects or any combination of defects the seriousness of which exceeds the maximum allowed for any one defect shall be considered as serious damage:
(a) Shriveling when more than one-fourth of the kernel is severely shriveled, or a greater area is affected by lesser degrees of shriveling producing an equally objectionable appearance;
(b) Mold when plainly visible on more than one-eighth of the surface of the kernel in the aggregate; and,
(c) Discoloration of the meat when more than one-fourth the volume of the portion of kernel is severely discolored, or a greater volume is affected by lesser degrees of discoloration producing an equally objectionable appearance.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.