WAC 16-414-155. Serious damage to sulphured cherries—Specific defects

The following defects are considered serious damage for sulphured cherries: (1) Any deformed or double sulphured cherry. (2) Mechanical injury to Washington No. 2 whole and No. 2 halved cherries if it causes: (a) Open pitter holes; (b) Pitter hole with a serious loss of flesh; (c) Pitter tears; or (d) Other mechanical injury that seriously affects the cherry's appearance. (3) Surface discoloration when: (a) Light surface discoloration exceeds, in the aggregate, one-half of the cherry's surface; or (b) Dark surface discoloration exceeds, in the aggregate, one-eighth of the cherry's surface. (4) Rain cracks on Washington No. 2 whole cherries if they are in the stem basin and more than 1/2 inch in length, or are outside the stem basin and more than 3/8 inch in length, measured on the circumference. (5) Rain cracks on Washington No. 2 halved cherries if they are in the stem basin and more than 1/4 inch in length, or are outside the stem basin and more than 3/16 inch in length, measured on the circumference. (6) Blemishes when they affect the appearance of the cherry or discolor the cherry's flesh.