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5.1.4 Filberts. The filberts shall be from U.S. No. 1 filberts as specified in the U.S. Standards for Grades of Filberts in the Shell.
5.1.5 Pecans. The shelled pecans shall be U.S. No. 1 Pecan halves as specified in the U.S. Standard for Grades of Shelled Pecans. Size designation shall be Extra Large to Mammoth.
5.1.6 Peanuts. The shelled raw peanuts shall meet the quality requirements of Table I.
TABLE I. Peanut quality requirements
Type II |
Type IV(a) & Type V |
Type IV(b) |
Type VIII |
U.S. Extra Large Virginia 3/ or Jumbo Grade 4/ |
U.S. Medium Virginia, U.S. Extra Large Virginia 3/ or U.S. No. 1 Runner 5/ |
U.S. No. 1 Spanish 6/ |
Jumbo Grade 4/ |
3/ U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Virginia Type Peanuts.
4/ American Peanut Shellers Association's Grades for Shelled Runner Peanuts.
5/ U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Runner Type Peanuts.
6/ U.S. Standards for Grades of Shelled Spanish Type Peanuts.
5.1.6.1 Aflatoxin testing. All shelled raw peanuts used in the finished product shall be sampled by the Fresh Products Branch (FPB), Fruit and Vegetable Programs (FV), Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS), USDA, for aflatoxin testing. The shelled raw peanuts shall be tested for aflatoxin by the Science and Technology Programs (S&TP), AMS, USDA. Failure to meet Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines for aflatoxin shall be cause for rejection of the lot.
5.1.7 Foreign material/defects. The shelled raw nuts shall be clean, sound, and wholesome, provided that not more than 5 percent, by weight, of the shelled raw nuts shall be affected by any defect which materially detracts from the appearance of the nut and further provided that not more than 2 percent, by weight, shall be affected by rancidity, mold, decay, or insect or worm injury.
5.1.8 Count. The shelled raw nuts shall meet the count requirements of Table II.
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