Defect Type | Tolerance (count per sample pint) |
(a) sticks, leaves and other foreign materials, except as provided in (i) below | 2 |
(b) green berries (where more than one-fourth of the surface is green) | 5 |
(c) broken skins, when caused by stem cracks, bird tears, punctures, or other means | 10 |
(d) shriveled skins when the skins is wrinkled and the shape of the berry is distorted | 10 |
(e) clusters (three or more berries not more than linked together | one cluster |
(f) wet berries, including water splits or crushed berries | 20 |
(g) other foreign berries commonly known as hog berries, bunch berries, chokeberries, chokepear or any other edible berry other than blueberries | 2 (in the aggregate) |
(h) decayed, moldy, or mummified berries | one of each |
(i) insects | none visible |