Canned Pears Grades and Standards

Grades of Canned Pears 

  1. U.S. Grades A (or U.S. Fancy) is the quality of halves, quarters, slices, diced, or whole canned pears that:
    1. Possess similar varietal characteristics;
    2. Possess a normal flavor and odor;
    3. Possess a good color;
    4. Are practically uniform in size and symmetry;
    5. Are practically free from defects;
    6. Possess a good character; and
    7. For those factors which are scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart the total score is not less than 90 points;
    8. Provided, that halves, quarters, slices, diced, or whole pears may possess a reasonably good color and may be fairly uniform or reasonably uniform in size and symmetry, if the total score is not less than 90 points.
  2. U.S. Grade B (or U.S. Choice) is the quality of halves, quarters, slices, diced, whole, or pieces or irregular pieces of canned pears that:
    1. Possess similar varietal characteristics;
    2. Possess a normal flavor and odor;
    3. Possess a reasonably good color;
    4. Are reasonably uniform in size and symmetry for the applicable style;
    5. Are reasonably free from defects;
    6. Possess a reasonably good character; and
    7. For those factors which are scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart the total score is not less than 80 points;
    8. Provided, that halves, quarters, slices, diced, or whole canned pears may be fairly uniform in size and symmetry, if the total score is not less than 80 points
  3. U.S. Grade C or U.S. Standard is the quality of halves, quarters, slices, diced, whole, or pieces or irregular pieces of canned pears that:
    1. Possess a normal flavor and odor;
    2. Possess a fairly good color;
    3. Are fairly uniform in size and symmetry for the applicable style;
    4. Are fairly free from defects;
    5. Possess a fairly good character; and
    6. For those factors which are scored in accordance with the scoring system outlined in this subpart the total score is not less than 70 points.
  4. Substandard is the quality of canned pears that fail to meet the applicable requirements of U.S. Grade C and is the quality of canned pears that may or may not meet the minimum standard of quality for canned pears issued pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

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