WAC 16-406-025   How are apricot tolerances applied to individual samples?  If the averages for the entire lot are within the tolerances specified for the grade, the contents of individual samples are subject to the following limitations:

Package Weight and/or Apricot Grade	With a Tolerance of:	Individual Sample in Any Lot:	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 is permitted in any sample.
(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 is permitted in any sample.
(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: Chapters 15.17 and 34.05 RCW. 05-12-036, § 16-406-025, filed 5/25/05, effective 6/25/05; 03-24-008, § 16-406-025, filed 11/20/03, effective 12/21/03. Statutory Authority: Chapter 15.17 RCW. 99-17-003, § 16-406-025, filed 8/4/99, effective 9/4/99.]