eCFR-Part 51 United States Consumer Standards for Celery Stalks
General
§ 51.595 General.
Grades
§ 51.596 U.S. Grade AA.
§ 51.597 U.S. Grade A.
§ 51.598 U.S. Grade B.
Blanching; Length of Stalks
§ 51.599 Blanching.
§ 51.600 Length of stalks.
Off-Grade
§ 51.601 Off-Grade celery.
Definitions
§ 51.602 Stalk.
§ 51.603 Similar varietal characteristics.
§ 51.604 Well developed.
§ 51.605 Good heart formation.
§ 51.606 Clean.
§ 51.607 Well trimmed.
§ 51.608 Fairly compact.
§ 51.609 Damage.
§ 51.610 Midrib length.
§ 51.611 Fairly well developed.
§ 51.612 Fairly good heart formation.
§ 51.613 Serious damage.
General
§ 51.595 General.
These standards do not apply to celery hearts.
Grades
§ 51.596 U.S. Grade AA.
U.S. Grade AA shall consist of stalks of celery of similar varietal characteristics, which are well developed, and have good heart formation; which are clean, well trimmed, fairly compact, and are free from blackheart, brown stem, decay (except dry type crater rot), doubles, and from damage caused by crater rot, wilting, cutworms, freezing, suckers, growth cracks, hollow crown, pithy branches, seedstems, rust, cracked stem, other diseases, insects or mechanical or other means.
(a) The average midrib length of the outer whorl of branches on stalks in this grade shall be not less than 7 inches. (See §§ 51.599 and 51.600.)
(b) Incident to proper grading and handling other than for average midrib length of branches not more than 5 percent, by count, of the stalks in any lot may fail to meet the requirements of the grade including not more than 1 percent for stalks affected by moist type decay. In addition, not more than 3 percent, by count, of the stalks in any lot may fail to meet the requirements as to average midrib length of the stalks.
