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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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Maximum limits of— |
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Seeds and heat-damaged kernels |
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Heat-damaged |
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Total (singly |
kernels and |
Heat-damaged |
Red rice |
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or combined) |
objectionable |
kernels |
and damaged |
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Grade |
(Number in |
seeds (singly |
(Number in |
kernels |
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500 grams) |
or combined) |
500 |
(singly or |
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(Number in |
grams) |
combined) |
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500 grams) |
(Percent) |
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U.S. No. 1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0.5 |
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U.S. No. 2 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
1.5 |
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U.S. No. 3 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
2.5 |
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U.S. No. 4 |
27 |
22 |
15 |
4.0 |
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U.S. No. 5 |
37 |
32 |
25 |
6.0 |
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U.S. No. 6 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
4 15.0 |
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Maximum limits of— |
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In medium |
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In long |
or short |
Other |
Color |
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Grade |
grain rice |
grain rice |
types 3 |
requirements 1 |
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(Percent) |
(Percent) |
(Percent) |
(minimum) |
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U.S. No. 1 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
Shall be white or creamy. |
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U.S. No. 2 |
2.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
May be slightly gray. |
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U.S. No. 3 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
May be light gray. |
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U.S. No. 4 |
6.0 |
8.0 |
5.0 |
May be gray or slight rosy. |
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U.S. No. 5 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
May be dark gray or rosy. |
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U.S. No. 6 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
10.0 |
May be dark gray or rosy. |
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U.S. Sample grade |
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U.S. Sample grade shall be rough rice which: (a) does not meet the requirements for any of the grades from U.S. No. 1 to U.S. No. 6, inclusive; (b) contains more than 14.0 percent of moisture; (c) is musty, or sour, or heating; (d) has any commercially objectionable foreign odor; or (e) is otherwise of distinctly low quality. |
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1 For the special grade Parboiled rough rice, see § 868.212(b).
2 For the special grade Glutinous rough rice, see § 868.212(d).
3 These limits do not apply to the class Mixed Rough Rice.
4 Rice in grade U.S. No. 6 shall contain not more than 6.0 percent of damaged kernels.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 7. Agriculture § 7.868.210 Grades and grade requirements for the classes of Rough Rice. (See also § 868.212.) - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-7-agriculture/cfr-sect-7-868-210/
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