AMS Proposes to Change Inspection Criteria for Standards for Grades of Almonds
The Agricultural Marketing Service issued a proposed rule to amend the United States Standards for Grades of Almonds in the Shell by shifting the basis from count to weight in the standards for determining the percentage of internal defects in…
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an inspection sample of almonds in the shell. In addition to simplifying the grading process, AMS said, the weight basis would yield a more accurate percentage of internal defects. For example, due to its lower weight relative to a fully formed kernel, a shriveled kernel has a smaller impact on the percentage of internal defects when the sample is weighed rather than counted, AMS said. Comments on the proposal are due by Aug. 15.