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AMS Proposes Change to Grade Standards for Processed Raisins

The Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing to amend its standards for grades on processed raisins to reduce the number of capstems allowed as defects. According to the proposed rule, an AMS study conducted 2016-2019 found only 1.03% of all domestic…

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and import inspections would have been graded differently under the proposed reduced capstem allowances than under current allowances, “leaving a full 98.97% of lots of raisins inspected unchanged in their classification.” Comments are due by May 8.