Fill of container.
Fill of container.
(1) The standard of fill of container for canned applesauce is a fill of not less than 90 percent of the total capacity of the container, as determined by the general method for fill of containers prescribed in § 130.12(b) of this chapter; except that in the case of glass containers having a total capacity of 192 ml (6 1/2 fluid ounces) or less, the fill is not less than 85 percent.
(2) Sampling and acceptance procedure: A lot will be deemed to fall below the standard of fill when the number of “defectives” exceeds the acceptance number “c” in the sampling plans prescribed in paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section.
(i) Definitions of terms to be used in the sampling plans in paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section are as follows:
(a) Lot. A collection of primary containers or units of the same size, type, and style manufactured or packed under similar conditions and handled as a single unit of trade.
(b) Lot size. The number of primary containers or units in the lot.
(c) Sample size “n.” The total number of sample units drawn for examination from a lot as indicated in paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section.
(d) Sample unit. A container, the entire contents of a container, a portion of the contents of a container, or a composite mixture of product from small containers that is sufficient for examination or testing as a single unit.
(e) Defective. A container that falls below the requirement for minimum fill prescribed in paragraph (c)(1) of this section is considered a “defective.”
(f) Acceptable number “c.” The maximum number of defective sample units permitted in the sample in order to consider the lot as meeting the specified requirements.
(g) Acceptable quality level (AQL). The maximum percent of defective sample units permitted in a lot that will be accepted approximately 95 percent of the time.
(ii) Sampling and acceptance:
(1) The standard of fill of container for canned applesauce is a fill of not less than 90 percent of the total capacity of the container, as determined by the general method for fill of containers prescribed in § 130.12(b) of this chapter; except that in the case of glass containers having a total capacity of 192 ml (6
1/2 fluid ounces) or less, the fill is not less than 85 percent.
(2) Sampling and acceptance procedure: A lot will be deemed to fall below the standard of fill when the number of “defectives” exceeds the acceptance number “c” in the sampling plans prescribed in paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section.
(i) Definitions of terms to be used in the sampling plans in paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section are as follows:
(a) Lot. A collection of primary containers or units of the same size, type, and style manufactured or packed under similar conditions and handled as a single unit of trade.
(b) Lot size. The number of primary containers or units in the lot.
(c) Sample size “n.” The total number of sample units drawn for examination from a lot as indicated in paragraph (c)(2)(ii) of this section.
(d) Sample unit. A container, the entire contents of a container, a portion of the contents of a container, or a composite mixture of product from small containers that is sufficient for examination or testing as a single unit.
(e) Defective. A container that falls below the requirement for minimum fill prescribed in paragraph (c)(1) of this section is considered a “defective.”
(f) Acceptable number “c.” The maximum number of defective sample units permitted in the sample in order to consider the lot as meeting the specified requirements.
(g) Acceptable quality level (AQL). The maximum percent of defective sample units permitted in a lot that will be accepted approximately 95 percent of the time.
(ii) Sampling and acceptance: