7 CFR 51.1565 - Internal defects.

Regulations last checked for updates: May 23, 2025

Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: May 13, 2025

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§ 51.1565 - Internal defects.

Internal defects are defects which cannot be detected without cutting the potato. Some internal defects are listed in Table VII.

Table VII—Internal Defects

Defects	Damage Maximum Allowed	Serious Damage Maximum Allowed
Occurring outside of or not entirely confined to the vascular ring
Ingrown Sprouts, Internal Discoloration, Vascular Browning, Fusarium Wilt, Net Necrosis, Other Necrosis, Stem End Browning	5 percent waste	10 percent waste.
Internal Black Spot	When the spot(s) are darker than the official color chip (POT-CC-2) after removing 5 percent of the total weight of the potato	When the spot(s) are darker than the official color chip (POT-CC-2) after removing 10 percent of the total weight of the potato.
Occurring entirely within the vascular ring
Hollow Heart or Hollow Heart with Discoloration	Area affected not to exceed that of a circle 1/2 inch in diameter in a potato 2 1/2-inches in diameter or 6 ounces in weight. ¹	Area affected not to exceed that of a circle 3/4 inch in diameter in a potato 2 1/2-inches in diameter or 6 ounces in weight. ¹
Light Brown Discoloration (Brown Center)	Area affected not to exceed that of a circle 1/2 inch in diameter in a potato 2 1/2 inches in diameter or 6 ounces in weight. ¹	Area affected not to exceed that of a circle 3/4 inch in diameter in a potato 2 1/2 inches in diameter or 6 ounces in weight. ¹
Occurring entirely within the vascular ring
Internal Brown Spot and Similar Discoloration (Heat Necrosis)	Not more than the equivalent of 3 scattered spots 1/8 inch in diameter in a potato 2 1/2-inches in diameter or 6 ounces in weight. ¹	Not more than the equivalent of 6 scattered spots 1/8 inch in diameter in a potato 2 1/2-inches in diameter or 6 ounces in weight. ¹

¹Note: Correspondingly lesser or greater areas in smaller or larger potatoes.

[35 FR 18258, Dec. 1, 1970. Redesignated at 42 FR 32514, June 27, 1977, and further redesignated at 46 FR 63203, Dec. 31, 1981; amended at 56 FR 7553, Feb. 25, 1991; 56 FR 10302, Mar. 11, 1991; 73 FR 15058, Mar. 21, 2008 ; 73 FR 70586, Nov. 21, 2008; 76 FR 31789, June 2, 2011]

authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.

cite as: 7 CFR 51.1565