Rolnictwo i żywność · 28.06.2021
United States Standards for Beans
This action is being taken under the authority of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, as amended (AMA). The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising the method of interpretation for the determination of "sample grade criteria" in the Bean Inspection Handbook, pertaining to the class "Blackeye beans" in the U.S. Standards for Beans. Stakeholders in the dry bean processing/handling industry requested that AMS amend the definition of sample grade in the Blackeye bean inspection instructions by revising the unit of measurement for the factor "Insect Webbing or Filth" (IWOF) and removing "Clean-Cut Weevil-Bore" (CCWB) as a sample grade factor. As a result of this action Clean-Cut Weevil-Bore is considered a damage factor only.