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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: May 6, 2024) |
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Title 7 - Agriculture |
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Subtitle B - Regulations of the Department of Agriculture |
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Chapter VIII - Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration (Federal Grain Inspection Service), Department of Agriculture |
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Part 868 - General Regulations and Standards for Certain Agricultural Commodities |
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Subpart E - United States Standards for Milled Rice |
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Principles Governing Application of Standards |
§ 868.312 - Grade and grade requirements for the class Screenings Milled Rice. (See also § 868.315.)
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§ 868.312 Grade and grade requirements for the class Screenings Milled Rice. (See also § 868.315.)
Grades, Grade Requirements, and Grade Designations
Grade Maximum limits of - Paddy kernels and seeds Chalky kernels1 3 (percent) Color requirements1 Minimum milling
requirements2Total
(number in 500 grams)Objectionable seeds (number in 500 grams) U.S. No. 14 5 30 20 5.0 White or Creamy Well milled. U.S. No. 24 5 75 50 8.0 Slightly gray Well milled. U.S. No. 34 5 125 90 12.0 Light gray or slightly rosy Reasonably well milled. U.S. No. 44 5 175 140 20.0 Gray or rosy Reasonably well milled. U.S. No. 5 250 200 30.0 Dark gray or very rosy Reasonably well milled. U.S. Sample grade: U.S. Sample grade shall be milled rice of this class which: (a) Does not meet the requirements for any of the grades from U.S. No. 1 to U.S. No. 5, inclusive; (b) contains more than 15.0 percent of moisture; (c) is musty or sour, or heating; (d) has any commercially objectionable foreign odor; (e) has a badly damaged or extremely red appearance (f) contains more than 0.1 percent of foreign material; (g) contains two or more live or dead weevils or other insects, insect webbing, or insect refuse; or (h) is otherwise of distinctly low quality. [67 FR 61251, Sept. 30, 2002]