Official Testing Service for Corn Oil, Protein, and Starch
other · US Department of Agriculture · Rule · Published 1998-06-30 · Effective 1998-07-01 · 63 FR 35502
Document
Document number
98-16966
Federal Register citation
63 FR 35502
CFR reference
7 CFR 800
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule with request for comment.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Agriculture
Publication date
1998-06-30
Effective date
1998-07-01
Abstract
The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) is extending the use of the currently approved near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) analyzers in its official inspection program to include testing of corn for oil, protein, and starch content. GIPSA is incorporating by reference the Corn Refiners Association Method A-20, Starch method, into the regulations and will use it as the chemical reference method for determining the starch content in corn. To recover the cost of providing this service, GIPSA is establishing a fee identical to the fees already established for other near-infrared spectroscopy measurements (wheat protein and soybean oil and protein). GIPSA is offering this service to meet a market demand for reliable official testing procedures created by anticipated increases in high- oil corn (HOC) production.