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.]