1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the minimum quality requirements prescribed in § 932.52(a)(1) are modified as follows, for specified styles of canned olives of the ripe type:

   1. (1) Canned whole and pitted olives of the ripe type shall meet the minimum quality requirements as prescribed in table 1 of this section;
   2. (2) Canned sliced, segmented (wedged), and halved olives of the ripe type shall meet the minimum quality requirements as prescribed in table 2 of this section;
   3. (3) Canned chopped olives of the ripe type shall meet the minimum quality requirements as prescribed in table 3 of this section; and shall be practically free from identifiable units of pit caps, end slices, and slices (“practically free from identifiable units” means that not more than 10 percent, by weight, of the unit of chopped style olives may be identifiable pit caps, end slices, or slices); and,
   4. (4) Canned broken pitted olives of the ripe type shall meet the minimum quality requirements as prescribed in table 4 of this section;

   5. (5) A lot of canned ripe olives is considered to meet the requirements of this section if all or most of the sample units meet the requirements specified in tables 1 through 4 of this section: Provided, That the number of sample units which do not meet the requirements specified in tables 1 through 4 of this section does not exceed the acceptance number prescribed for in the sample size provided in table I of 7 CFR 52.38: Provided further, That there is no off flavor in any sample unit.

      Table 1—Whole and Pitted Style[Defects by count per 50 olives]

      FLAVOR	Reasonably good; no “off” flavor
      FLAVOR (Green Ripe Type)	Free from objectionable flavors of any kind
      SALOMETER	Acceptable Range in degrees: 3.0 to 14.0
      COLOR	Reasonably uniform with not less than 60% having a color equal or darker than the USDA Composite Color Standard for Ripe Type
      CHARACTER	Not more than 5 soft units or 2 excessively soft units
      UNIFORMITY OF SIZE	60%, by visual inspection, of the most uniform in size. The diameter of the largest does not exceed the smallest by more than 4mm
      DEFECTS:
      Pitter Damage (Pitted Style Only)	15
      Major Blemishes	5
      Major Wrinkles	5
      Pits and Pit Fragments (Pitted Style Only)	Not more than 1.3% average by count
      Major Stems	Not more than 3
      HEVM	Not more than 1 unit per sample
      Mutilated	Not more than 3
      Mechanical Damage	Not more than 5
      Split Pits or Misshapen	Not more than 5

      Table 2—Sliced, Segmented (Wedged), and Halved Styles[Defects by count per 255 grams]

      FLAVOR	Reasonably good; no “off” flavor
      SALOMETER	Acceptable Range in degrees: 3.0 to 14.0
      COLOR	Reasonably uniform with no units lighter than the USDA Composite Color Standard for Ripe Type
      CHARACTER	Not more than 13 grams excessively soft
      DEFECTS:
      Pits and Pit Fragments	Average of not more than 1 by count per 300 grams
      Major Stems	Not more than 3
      HEVM	Not more than 2 units per sample
      Broken Pieces and End Caps	Not more than 125 grams by weight

      Table 3—Chopped Style[Defects by count per 255 grams]

      FLAVOR	Reasonably good; no “off” flavor
      SALOMETER	Acceptable Range in degrees: 3.0 to 14.0
      COLOR	Reasonably uniform with no units lighter than the USDA Composite Color Standard for Ripe Type
      DEFECTS:
      Pits and Pit Fragments	Average of not more than 1 by count per 300 grams
      Major Stems	Not more than 3
      HEVM	Not more than 2 units per sample

      Table 4—Broken Pitted Style[Defects by count per 255 grams]

      FLAVOR	Reasonably good; no “off” flavor
      SALOMETER	Acceptable Range in degrees: 3.0 to 14.0
      COLOR	Reasonably uniform with no units lighter than the USDA Composite Color Standard for Ripe Type
      CHARACTER	Not more than 13 grams excessively soft
      DEFECTS:
      Pits and Pit Fragments	Average of not more than 1 by count per 300 grams
      Major Stems	Not more than 3
      HEVM	Not more than 2 units per sample

2. (b) Terms used in this section shall have the same meaning as are given to the respective terms in the current U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Ripe Olives (7 CFR part 52): Provided, That the definition of “broken pitted olives” is as follows: “Broken pitted olives” consist of large pieces that may have been broken in pitting but have not been sliced or cut.

[62 FR 1242, Jan. 9, 1997]