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7 CFR 868.262: Grade designation and other certificate information.

(a) Brown rice for processing. The grade designation for all classes of Brown rice for processing shall be included on the certificate grade-line in the following order:
(1) The letters “U.S.;”
(2) The number of the grade or the words “Sample grade,” as warranted;
(3) The words “or better,” when applicable and requested by the applicant prior to inspection;
(4) The class; and
(5) Each applicable special grade (see § 868.264).
(b) Mixed Brown rice for Processing information. For the class Mixed Brown rice for processing, the following information shall be included in the Results section of the certificate in the following order:
(1) The percentage of whole kernels of each type in the order of predominance;
(2) The percentage of broken kernels of each type in the order of predominance, when applicable; and
(3) The percentage of seeds, related material, and unrelated material.
(c) Broken kernels. Broken kernels, other than long grain in Mixed Brown rice for processing shall be certified as “medium or short grain.”

Where this section sits in the code

Title 7—Agriculture
Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture
CHAPTER VIII—AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE, FAIR TRADE PRACTICES PROGRAM), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER A—FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION
PART 868—GENERAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
Subpart D—United States Standards for Brown Rice for Processing

(a) Brown rice for processing. The grade designation for all classes of Brown rice for processing shall be included on the certificate grade-line in the following order:

(1) The letters “U.S.;”

(2) The number of the grade or the words “Sample grade,” as warranted;

(3) The words “or better,” when applicable and requested by the applicant prior to inspection;

(4) The class; and

(5) Each applicable special grade (see § 868.264).

(b) Mixed Brown rice for Processing information. For the class Mixed Brown rice for processing, the following information shall be included in the Results section of the certificate in the following order:

(1) The percentage of whole kernels of each type in the order of predominance;

(2) The percentage of broken kernels of each type in the order of predominance, when applicable; and

(3) The percentage of seeds, related material, and unrelated material.

(c) Broken kernels. Broken kernels, other than long grain in Mixed Brown rice for processing shall be certified as “medium or short grain.”

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