7 CFR 51.3064 : Damage.

1 Jan 2001
§ 51.3064 .

Damage means any defect which materially affects the appearance, or the edible or shipping of the individual fruit, or the general appearance of the avocados in the container. 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 damage:

(a) Cuts or other skin when not healed and penetrating beneath the epidermis or the aggregate area exceeds that of a rectangle 1 inch in length and one-eighth inch in width, or when healed and the appearance is materially affected;

(b) Pulled stems when the exposed stem cavity is excessively deep, or when skin surrounding the stem cavity is more than slightly torn;

(c) Russeting or similar when the appearance of the avocado is affected to a greater extent than that of an avocado which has light brown surface aggregating 10 percent of the fruit surface;

(d) Scars or scab when the appearance of the avocado is affected to a greater extent than that of an avocado which has light brown superficial, scars aggregating 10 percent of the fruit surface;

(e) when the appearance of the avocado is affected to a greater extent than that of an avocado which has greenish-yellow colored aggregating 10 percent of the fruit surface; and,

(f) or sprayburn when not well healed, or when , or when the appearance of the avocado is affected to a greater extent than that of an avocado which has light brown, superficial scars aggregating 10 percent of the fruit surface.