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color, general characteristics, and that there may be present not more than 1 percent, by weight, of contrasting varieties; and not more than 10 percent, by weight, of varieties that blend (not applicable to “mixed” type).

(2) Consistency. (i) “Reasonably good consistency" means that the sauce is reasonably smooth and may be slightly grainy or slightly lumpy. The product may have a thick consistency but is practically free from "matting" and when emptied on a flat surface may have practically no separation of liquid; or, the product may have a thin consistency with separation of liquid, but it shall not be watery (not applicable to "in brine" style). "Matting" means compaction to the extent that the beans cannot be removed from the container without causing damage or excessive mushiness.

(3) Flavor. (1) "Good flavor” means that the product has a good, normal flavor and odor, characteristic of the style of pack, and is free from objectionable flavors and objectionable odors of any kind; and

(ii) “Reasonably good flavor” means that the product may be lacking in good flavor and odor, but is characteristic of the style of pack, and is free from objectionable flavors and objectionable odors of any kind.

$52.417 Determining the rating of the factors which are scored.

The essential variations within each factor which is scored are so described that the value is determined for each factor and expressed numerically. The numerical range within each factor which is scored is inclusive (for example, "18 to 20 points" means 18, 19, or 20 points).

$52.418 Color.

(a) "Good color" means that the beans have a color that is bright and reasonably uniform, typical of the type; and that the sauce or brine has a color typical of the style of pack. Canned dried beans that have a good color may be given a score of 18 to 20 points.

(b) "Reasonably good color" means that the beans have a color that is fairly uniform, typical of the type; may be dull but not off-color; and that the

sauce or brine has a color typical of the style of pack. Canned dried beans that have a reasonably good color may be given a score of 16 or 17 points. Canned dried beans that score 16 points for color shall not be graded above “U.S. Grade B," regardless of the total score for the product (this is a partial limiting rule).

(c) "Substandard." Canned dried beans that fail to meet the requirements of grade B may be given a score of 0 to 15 points and shall not be graded above Substandard, regardless of the total score for the product (this is a limiting rule).

52.419 Absence of defects.

(a) General. The factor of absence of defects refers to the degree of freedom from extraneous vegetable material, loose skin, broken and mashed beans, and blemished beans; or any other defects that may affect the appearance or eating quality of the product.

(b) Definitions. (1) "Loose skin" means a skin or portions of a skin which have become separated wholly from the cotyledons;

(2) "Broken" means a cotyledon or portions of a cotyledon which have become separated; or a bean or portions of a bean with the skin or portions of the skin missing;

(3) "Mashed" means a bean that is crushed or flattened to the extent that the appearance is seriously affected;

(4) "Blemished" means a bean that is affected or damaged by any means to the extent that its appearance or eating quality is adversely affected; (1) Slightly; (ii) Materially;

(iii) Seriously; and

(5) "Extraneous vegetable material" means vegetable material common to the bean plant or other plants that is harmless upon eating and includes, but is not limited to, peas, lentils, cereal grains, and corn.

(c) "Practically free from defects" means that the canned dried beans comply with the allowances in Table I. Canned dried beans that are practically free from defects may be given a score of 36 to 40 points.

(d) "Reasonably free from defects" means that the canned dried beans comply with the allowances in Table II.

Canned dried beans that are reasonably free from defects may be given a score of 32 to 35 points and shall not be graded above "U.S. Grade B," regardless of the total score for the product (this is a limiting rule).

(e) "Substandard." Canned dried beans that fail to meet the allowances for grade B may be given a score of 0 to 31 points and shall not be graded above Substandard, regardless of the total score for the product (this is a limiting rule).

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(b) "Good character" means that the beans have a good, typical texture, that may be slightly soft or slightly firm; and that the skins are tender. Canned dried beans that have a good character may be given a score of 36 to 40 points.

(c) "Reasonably good character" means that the beans have a reasonably good, typical texture, that the beans may be firm or soft and that the presence of hard or mushy beans does not materially affect the eating quality; and that the skins may be slightly tough. Canned dried beans that have a reasonably good character may be given a score of 32 to 35 points and shall not be graded above “U.S. Grade B," regardless of the total score for the product (this is a limiting rule).

(d) "Substandard." Canned dried beans that fail to meet the requirements of grade B may be given a score of 0 to 31 points and shall not be graded above Substandard, regardless of the total score for the product (this is a limiting rule).

$52.421 Determining the grade of a lot.

The grade of a lot of canned dried beans covered by these standards is determined by the procedures set forth in the Regulations Governing Inspection and Certification of Processed Fruits and Vegetables, Processed Products Thereof, and Certain Other Processed Food Products (§§ 52.1 to 52.83).

§ 52.422 Score sheet for canned dried beans.

Container size

Container code or identification

Label

Net weight

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$52.420 Character.

(a) General. The factor of character refers to the degree of freedom from hard beans, mushy beans, beans with tough skins; and the overall texture of the product.

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(a) Whole means canned beans that consist of whole pods, including pods which after removal of either or both ends are not less than 44 mm (1.75 in) in length or transversely cut pods not less than 70 mm (2.75 in) in length and, except for "vertical pack" or "asparagus" style, are not arranged in any definite position in the container.

(b) Whole vertical pack means canned beans that are "whole" and are packed parallel to the sides of the container.

(c) Whole asparagus style means canned beans that are "whole" and consist of pods that are cut at both ends, are of substantially equal lengths, and are packed parallel to the sides of the container.

(d) Sliced lengthwise, Shoestring, Julienne, or French style means canned beans consisting of pods that are sliced lengthwise.

(e) Cut or cuts means canned beans consisting of pods that are cut transversely into pieces less than 70 mm (2.75 in), but not less than 19 mm (0.75 in), in length, and may contain shorter end pieces which result from cutting.

(f) Short cut or short cuts means canned beans consisting of pieces of pods of which not less than 75 percent are less than 19 mm (0.75 in) in length and not more than 1 percent are more than 32 mm (1.25 in) in length.

(g) Mixed or mixture means a mixture of two or more of the following styles of canned beans: "whole;" "sliced

lengthwise;" "cuts;" or "short cuts".

§ 52.443 Definitions of terms.

(a) Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) means the maximum percent of defective units or the maximum number of defects per hundred units of product that, for the purpose of acceptance sampling, can be considered satisfactory as a process average.

(b) Blemish. (1) Minor blemished means any unit which is affected by scars, pathological injury, insect injury or other means in which the aggregate area affected exceeds the area of a circle 3 mm (0.125 in) in diameter or the appearance or eating quality of the unit is slightly affected.

(2) Major blemished means any unit which is affected or damaged by discoloration or any other means to the extent that the appearance or eating quality of the unit is more than slightly affected.

(c) Character. (1) Round type-Green Beans.

(i) Good character (“A”) means the pods are full fleshed; the pods are tender.

(ii) Reasonably good character ("B") means the pods are reasonably fleshly; the pods are tender.

(iii) Fairly good character (“C”) means the pods have not entirely lost their fleshy structure; the pods are fairly tender.

(iv) Poor character (“Sstd") means the beans fail the requirements for "fairly good character."

(2) Round type-Wax Beans.

(i) Good character ("A") means the pods are full fleshed and may show slight breakdown of the flesh between seed cavities; the pods are tender.

(ii) Reasonably good character ("B") means the pods are reasonably fleshy and may show substantial breakdown of the flesh between the seed cavities; the pods are reasonably tender.

(iii) Fairly good character (“C”) means the pods may show total breakdown of the flesh between the seed cavities with no definite seed pocket, but still retain flesh on the inside pod wall; the pods are fairly tender.

(iv) Poor character (“Sstd") means the beans fail the requirements for “fairly good character."

(3) Romano or Italian type.

(1) Good character ("A") means the pods have a full inner membrane, typical of the variety and are tender.

(ii) Reasonably good character ("B") means the pods have a reasonably well developed inner membrane and are reasonably tender.

(iii) Fairly good character (“C”) means the pods may lack an inner membrane; the pods are fairly tender.

(iv) Poor character ("Sstd") means the beans fail the requirements for "fairly good character."

(d) Color defective means any unit that varies markedly from the color that is normally expected for the variety and grade.

(e) Defect means any nonconformance of a unit(s) of product from a specified requirement of a single quality characteristic.

(f) Extraneous vegetable material (EVM) means any harmless vegetable material (other than the bean pods) including, but not limited to, stalk, vine material, stem material attached to vine, leaves of the bean plant, and leaves or portions of other harmless plants.

(g) Flavor and odor. Good flavor and odor means the product has a good characteristic flavor and odor and is free from objectionable flavors and odors.

(h) Fiber.

(1) Edible fiber means fiber developed in the wall of the bean pod that is noticeable upon chewing, but may be consumed with the rest of the bean material without objection.

(2) Inedible fiber means fiber developed in the wall of the bean pod that is objectionable upon chewing and tends to separate from the rest of the bean material.

(1) Mechanical damage means any unit that is broken or split into two parts, (equal 1 defect) or has ragged edges that are greater than 6 inch, or is

crushed or is damaged by mechanical means to such an extent that the appearance is seriously affected.

(j) Single sample unit means the amount of product specified (1200 grams for french style and 400 units for all other styles) to be used for unofficial inspection. It may be:

(1) The entire contents of a container;

(2) A portion of the contents of a container; or

(3) A combination of the contents of two or more containers.

(k) Short piece means any unit in cut style, mixed style or short cut style that is less than 13 mm (0.50 in) in length, and any unit in whole style that is less than 32 mm (1.25 in) in length, measured along the longest dimension parallel to the bean suture line.

(1) Sloughing means the separation of the outer surface layer of tissue from the pod.

(m) Small pieces and odd cuts, in french style, mean pieces of pod less than 13 mm (0.50 in) in length or pieces of pod not conforming to the normal appearance of a sliced lengthwise bean unit.

(n) Stem means any part or portion (loose or attached) of the hard or tough fibrous material that attaches the bean pod to the vine and is objectionable upon eating.

(0) Tolerance means the percentage of defective units allowed for each quality factor.

(p) Tough strings mean strings or pieces of strings, removed from the cooked bean pod, that will support a 227 g (1⁄2 lb) weight for not less than five (5) seconds.

(q) Unit means a bean pod or any individual portion thereof.

$52.444 Recommended fill of container.

The recommended fill of container is not incorporated in the grades of the finished product since fill of container, as such, is not a factor of quality for the purposes of these grades. It is recommended that each container of canned beans be filled with beans as full as practicable without impairment of quality and that the product and packing medium occupy not less than

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(a) The drained weight recommendations in Tables No. I and Ia of this section are not incorporated in the grades of the finished product since drained weight, as such, is not a factor of quality for the purposes of these grades.

(b) The drained weight of beans is determined by emptying the contents of the container upon a United States Standard No. 8 circular sieve of proper diameter containing 8 meshes to the inch (0.0937-inch ±3%, square openings) so as to distribute the product evenly, inclining the sieve slightly to facilitate drainage, and allowing to drain for 2 minutes. A sieve 8 inches in diameter is used for No. 21⁄2 size cans (401x411) and smaller sizes, and a sieve 12 inches in diameter is used for containers larger than the No. 21⁄2 size can.

(c) Compliance with the recommended minimum drained weights for canned beans in Table I and Table

Ia of this section is determined by averaging the drained weights from all of the containers in the sample which is representative of a specific lot and such lot is considered as meeting the recommendations if the following criteria are met:

(1) The average of the drained weights from all of the containers in the sample meets the recommended minimum drained weight for the applicable style.

(2) The drained weights from the containers which do not meet the recommended minimum drained weight are not more than:

(1) 19.9 g (0.7 oz) lower than the recommended minimum average for No. 3 cylinder can size and smaller.

(ii) 56.7 g (2.0 oz) lower than the recommended minimum average for No. 10 cans.

(3) The number of containers in the sample which do not meet the requirements of paragraph (c)(2) of this section does not exceed the acceptance numbers prescribed for the sample size as outlined in 7 CFR 52.1 through 52.83.

TABLE I. RECOMMENDED MINIMUM DRAINED WEIGHTS FOR CANNED GREEN BEANS AND WAX BEANS Ounces English (Avoirdupois System)]

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