TABLE II
REFERENCES TO AREA, AGGREGATE AREA, LENGTH OR AGGREGATE LENGTH ARE BASED ON A TOMATO HAVING DIAMETER OF 2-1/2 INCHES (64 MM)1     
Factor
Damage
Cuts and broken skins
Not shallow or not well healed, or shallow, well healed, cut

more than 1/2 inches (13mm) in length, or other shallow,

well healed skin breaks aggregating more than a circle 3/8

inches (10mm) in diameter.
Puffiness
Open space in 1 or more locules materially detracts from

appearance of tomato cut through center at right angles to

a line from stem to blossom end.
Catfaces
Scars are rough or deep, channels are very deep or wide,

channels extend into a locule, or a fairly smooth catface

aggregating more than a circle 1/2 inch (13mm) in

diameter.
Scars (other than catfaces).
No depth and aggregating more than a circle 3/8 in.

(10mm) in diameter.
Growth cracks (radiating from or concentric to stem scar).
Not well healed, more than 1/8 inches (3mm) in depth,

individual radial cracks not more than 1/2 inches (13mm)

in length, aggregate length of all radial cracks more than 1

inch (25 mm) measured from edge of stem scar. Any lot of

tomatoes which are at least turning may have cracks which

are not well healed provided they are not leaking.
Hail
Deep, rough, not well healed and corked over, or fairly

smooth, shallow hailmarks aggregating more than a circle

3/8 inch (10mm) in diameter.
Insect injury
Materially detracts from the appearance or any insect is

present in the fruit.
Factor
Serious damage
Cuts and broken skins
Not shallow or not well healed, or shallow, well healed cut

more than 1/2 inch (13mm) in length, or other shallow,

well healed skin breaks aggregating more than a circle 1/2

inch (13mm) in diameter.
Puffiness
Open space in 1 or more locules seriously detracts from

appearance of tomato cut through center at right angles to

a line from stem to blossom end.
Catfaces
Scars are rough or deep, channels are very deep or wide,

channels extend into a locule, or a fairly smooth catface

aggregating more than a circle 3/4 inch (19mm) in

diameter.
Scars (other than catfaces).
No depth and aggregating more than a circle 5/8 inch

(16mm) in diameter.
Growth cracks (radiating from or concentric to stem scar).
Not well healed, more than 1/8 inch (3mm) in depth,

individual radial cracks more than 3/4 inch (19mm) in

length, aggregate length of all radial cracks more than

1 3/4 inches (44 mm) measured from edge of stem scar.

Any lot of tomatoes which are at least turning may have

cracks which are not well healed provided they are not

leaking.
Hail
Deep, rough, not well healed and corked over, or fairly

smooth, shallow hailmarks aggregating more than a circle

5/8 inch (16mm) in diameter.
Insect injury
Seriously detracts from the appearance or any insect is

present in the fruit.
Factor
Very serious damage
Cuts and broken skins
Fresh or healed and extending through the

tomato wall.
Puffiness
Open space in 2 or more locules very seriously detracts

from appearance of tomato cut through center at right

angles to a line from stem to blossom end.
Catfaces
Channels extend into the locule, wall has been weakened

to the extent that slight pressure will cause a tomato to

leak, or fairly smooth catface aggregating more than a

circle 1 inch (25mm) in diameter.
Scars (other than catfaces).
No depth and aggregating more than a circle 1 inch

(25mm) in diameter.
Growth cracks (radiating from or stem scar).
Not well healed, more than 1/4 inch (6mm) concentric to

in depth, individual radial cracks more than 1 inch (25mm)

in length, aggregate length of all radial cracks more than 2

7/8 inches (73mm) measured from edge of stem scar. Any

lot of tomatoes which are at least turning may have cracks

which are not well healed provided they are not leaking,

not more than 1/8 inch (3mm) in depth, individual radial

cracks are not more than 3/4 inch (19mm) in length.
Hail
Fresh, very deep or fairly smooth, shallow hail marks

aggregating more than a circle 1 inch (25mm) in diameter.
Insect injury
Very seriously detracts from the appearance or any insect

is present in the fruit.
1Conversion to metric equivalent made to nearest whole millimeter.
Rulemaking Authority 570.56 FS., Chapter 80-12, Laws of Florida. Law Implemented Florida Statutes § 570.56., Chapter 80-12, Laws of Florida. History-New 8-17-80, Formerly 5G-3.09.