NOTED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER.(multiple brief articles)(Brief Article)

Food Institute Report, The, November, 1999

CANNED CORN STANDARDS REVISED: USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service is revising the United States Standards for Grades of Canned Whole Kernel (Whole Grain) Corn. Specifically, AMS is providing for the "individual attributes" procedure for product grading with sample sizes, acceptable quality levels (AQL's), tolerances and acceptance numbers (number of allowable defects); including varietal types of supersweet varieties in the grade standards; replacing dual grade nomenclature with single letter grade designations; removing the recommended minimum drained weight criteria from the grade standards and providing the criteria in the grading manual; removing the score sheet for canned whole kernel corn; and making minor editorial changes. These changes will improve the use...

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