7 CFR 51.2712
§ 51.2712 U.S. No. 2 Runner.
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
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- 7 CFR 51.2712, § 51.2712 U.S. No. 2 Runner, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/15475
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“U.S. No. 2 Runner” consists of shelled Runner type peanut kernels of similar varietal characteristics which may be split or broken, but which are free from foreign material, damage and minor defects, and which will not pass through a screen having 17/64 inch round openings.
(a) In order to allow for variations incident to proper grading and handling, the following tolerances, by weight, shall be permitted:
(1) 2 percent for other varieties of peanuts;
(2) 2.5 percent for damaged or unshelled peanuts and minor defects;
(3) 0.2 percent for foreign material; and,
(4) 6 percent for sound peanuts and portions of peanuts which will pass through the prescribed screen.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.