1. (a) Limited Use. A tomato is scoreable as “limited use” and the percentage recorded on the certificate, if:

   1. (1) It has a soft watery condition with more than 25 percent of the skin separated from the underlying flesh; or
   2. (2) More than 50 percent of the tomato is soft and mushy; or
   3. (3) The fruit is broken to the extent the seed locules are visible.
2. (b) Seed Sprouts. A tomato is scoreable, and so indicated in the check box, when seed sprouts are present in most of the cells or a single sprout exceeds ⁵/₁₆ inch (.8 centimeters) in length in any cell.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 40761, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 40531, 40781, 40811, 40961 and 41005, Food and Agricultural Code.

History

1. Editorial correction of Note (Register 82, No. 9).