Under the UCC, merchantable means that goods must be of a quality comparable to:

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Under the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), "merchantable" means that the goods must be of a quality that would pass without objection in the trade under the contract description, are fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used, and meet the expectations for the type of goods in question. The UCC does not specifically require goods to meet U.S. government safety or quality standards, the median standard of industry, the highest recent quality of the trade, or to be defect-free.

Under the UCC, Merchantable Means That Goods Must Be of a Quality