Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 52, December 28, 2024
Section 97.42 - Tolerances(a) For the purpose of allowing for variations in the capacity of containers incidental to manufacture, the excess or deficiency in the capacity of a container over or under the standard capacity prescribed for the container by these standards may be as much as, but not more than, the tolerance for excess and deficiency shown in Table 5, except for the following:(1) Where departures from the standard capacity occur in a lot of containers, the proportion over and under the standard capacity shall be approximately equal.(2) No lot may be considered satisfactory in which the containers are within the deficiency tolerance but under the standard capacity prescribed for the containers. TABLE 5. SCHEDULE OF CAPACITY TOLERANCES ALLOWED UNDER § 97.41.
| Standard Capacity | Tolerances (in cubic inches) |
| excess | deficiency |
| 1/8 bushel (4 quarts) | 10 | 5 |
| 1/4 bushel (8 quarts) | 16 | 8 |
| 3/8 bushel (12 quarts) | 23 | 12 |
| 1/2 bushel (16 quarts) | 30 | 15 |
| 5/8 bushel (20 quarts) | 36 | 18 |
| 3/4 bushel (24 quarts) | 40 | 20 |
| 1 bushel (32 quarts) | 50 | 25 |
| 1 1/4 bushels (40 quarts) | 58 | 29 |
| 1 1/2 bushels (48 quarts) | 65 | 33 |
(b) If a container has a capacity to which a standard is applicable, but which is not specified in the column headed "Standard capacity" in Table 5, the excess or the deficiency allowed shall be that permitted for the next smaller capacity specified in the table.