United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2003_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c8175a4c D09002ee1c8175b33 United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Agricultural Marketing Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This rule revises the United States Standards for Grades of Pistachio Nuts in the Shell and the United States Standards for Grades of Shelled Pistachio Nuts. The revisions will modify the standards to more closely align grade names with other tree-nut commodities and current industry-recognized marketing terms, reduce the tolerance for internal defects for the purpose of providing a higher degree of quality assurance, relax tolerances of the level of light stain on the shell in the various grade levels based on consumer preferences, more objectively define when nuts are damaged by various factors, and include two in-shell grade specifications which reflect the industry's byproduct. These standards are issued under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. These changes will promote greater uniformity and consistency in the standards, as well as provide consistency with current marketing practices. 68 FR 50681 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-08-22/03-21547 03-21547 fr22au03-1 3410-02-P Docket Number FV-98-304 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-08-22/03-21547 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-08-22/html/03-21547.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-08-22/pdf/03-21547.pdf Agricultural Commodities Food Grades and Standards Fruits Nuts Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Trees Vegetables 6 p. 50681 50686 68 FR 50681 Title 7 Part 51 7 CFR Part 51 United States Standards for Grades of Pistachio Nuts in the Shell, and United States Standards for Grades of Shelled Pistachio Nuts; Federal Register Vol. 68, Issue RULE 03-21547 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service Docket Number FV-98-304 3410-02-P 03-21547 Final rule.

This rule revises the United States Standards for Grades of Pistachio Nuts in the Shell and the United States Standards for Grades of Shelled Pistachio Nuts. The revisions will modify the standards to more closely align grade names with other tree-nut commodities and current industry-recognized marketing terms, reduce the tolerance for internal defects for the purpose of providing a higher degree of quality assurance, relax tolerances of the level of light stain on the shell in the various grade levels based on consumer preferences, more objectively define when nuts are damaged by various factors, and include two in-shell grade specifications which reflect the industry's byproduct. These standards are issued under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. These changes will promote greater uniformity and consistency in the standards, as well as provide consistency with current marketing practices.

September 22, 2003. David L. Priester, Standardization Section, Fresh Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 1661, South Building, STOP 0240, Washington, DC 20250-0240, fax (202) 720-8871, e-mail David.Priester@usda.gov. Agricultural Commodities Food Grades and Standards Fruits Nuts Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Trees Vegetables Pistachio nuts in shell and shelled; grade standards, David.Priester@usda.gov Vol. 68, no. 163 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2003-08-22 continuing daily deposited born digital 291 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-08-22 P0b002ee1809e3847 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr22au03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-08-22 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-08-22/pdf/FR-2003-08-22.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-08-22/xml/FR-2003-08-22.xml fdlp 50681 50962 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2003-08-22 machine generated eng FR FR-2003-08-22 68 163