STANDARDS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 61 
jury, lack of pollination, insect injury, or other 
causes. 
‘“ Overripe’’ means dead ripe or soft, necessitating 
immediate consumption. 
‘* Damage’’ means any injury from the causes men- 
tioned which materially affects the appearance, or 
edible or shipping quality. 
“Seriously damaged” means berries which are 
badly deformed, crushed, leaky, moldy, decayed, or 
otherwise seriously injured. Berries which have less 
than one half of the surface covered with a blue or 
black color shall be considered as seriously damaged. 
UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR EGGPLANT 
(Effective Dec. 1, 1933) 
GRADES 
U.S. No. i shall consist of eggplants of similar 
varietal characteristics which are firm, fairly smooth, 
of good characteristic color, fairly well shaped and 
which are free from damage caused by disease, in- 
sects, mechanical, or other means. If count is speci- 
fied, the eggplants shall be reasonably uniform in size 
in the container. 
In order to allow for variations incident to proper 
grading and handling, not more than a total of 10 
percent, by count, of the eggplants in any container” 
may be below the requirements of this grade but not 
more than one eggplant in any container” may be 
affected by decay provided an average of not more 
than 1 percent of the eggplants in any lot may be af- 
fected by decay. 
U.S. No. 2 shall consist of eggplants which are firm 
and which are free from serious damage caused by 
disease, insects, mechanical, or other means. 
In order to allow for variations incident to proper 
grading and handling, not more than a total of 10 
percent, by count, of the eggplants in any container ™ 
may be below the requirements of this grade but not 
11 Application of tolerances: The tolerances specified for 
these grades are placed on a container basis. However, any 
lot of eggplants shall be considered as meeting the require- 
ments of a specified grade, if the entire lot averages within 
the tolerances specified, provided that the defects in any 
container based on sample inspection do not contain more 
than double the amount allowed. 
38579°—34——_5 
