PDFWAC 16-406-025

Application of tolerances.

Individual samples are subject to the following tolerances, provided the averages for the entire lot are within the tolerance specified in WAC 16-406-020.
Package Weight and Apricot Grade
With a Tolerance of:
Sample Tolerance:
Defects Allowed
in a Sample
(1)
Packages containing more than ten pounds
Ten percent or more
Must have no more than one and one-half times the tolerance specified
No more than one apricot affected by decay or internal breakdown.
(2)
Packages containing more than ten pounds
Less than ten percent
Must have no more than double the tolerance specified
No more than one apricot affected by decay or internal breakdown.
(3)
Washington No. 1 grade packages containing ten pounds or less
Ten percent or less
May have more than three times the tolerances specified
At least one defective apricot may be permitted in any sample and one apricot or more than six percent (whichever is the larger amount) may be affected by decay or internal breakdown.
(4)
Washington No. 2 grade packages containing ten pounds or less
Ten percent or less
May have more than three times the tolerances specified
N/A
[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.17.030, [15.17.]050, [15.17.]060, and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 15-13-039, § 16-406-025, filed 6/9/15, effective 7/10/15. Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.17 and 34.05 RCW. WSR 05-12-036, § 16-406-025, filed 5/25/05, effective 6/25/05; WSR 03-24-008, § 16-406-025, filed 11/20/03, effective 12/21/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.17 RCW. WSR 99-17-003, § 16-406-025, filed 8/4/99, effective 9/4/99.]