Rolnictwo i żywność · 22.03.1995
United States Standards for Barley
In its periodic review of existing regulations, the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) proposes to amend the United States Standards for Barley by: Modifying the classification system of barley to better reflect current marketing practices by establishing two classes, ``Malting barley and Barley''; revising procedures to permit applicants the option of requesting either the malting standards or barley standards for malting types; revising the standards for Two-rowed Malting barley by removing the ``U.S. Choice'' grade designation and also combining the grading factors and limits for two- and six-rowed malting types onto a single grade chart; Amending the definition for suitable malting type to include other proprietary malting varieties used by private malting and brewing companies; revising the dockage certification procedure by reporting results in half and whole percent with a fraction less than one-half percent being disregarded; amending the definition of thins to require the use of a single sieve (\5/64\ x \3/4\ slotted-hole) only in the proposed class Barley and removing the grading limits from the standards; however, the level of thins will cont