标准、规范、准则_United States Standards for Grades of Frozen Strawberries.pdfVIP

United States Department of United States Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Standards for Service Fruit and Vegetable Division Grades of Frozen Processed Products Branch Strawberries February 1, 1958 This is the fifth issue, as amended, of the United States Standards for Grades of Frozen Strawberries, published in the FEDERAL REGISTER of January 3, 1958 (23 FR 43) to become effective February 1, 1958. This issue supersedes the fifth issue, which has been in effect since April 16, 1955. Voluntary U.S. grade standards are issued under the authority of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, which provides for the development of official U.S. grades to designate different levels of quality. These grade standards are available for use by producers, suppliers, buyers, and consumers. As in the case of other standards for grades of processed fruits and vegetables, these standards are designed to facilitate orderly marketing by providing a convenient basis for buying and selling, for establishing quality control programs, and for determining loan values. The standards also serve as a basis for the inspection and grading of commodities by the Federal inspection service, the only activity authorized to approve the designation of U.S. grades as referenced in the standards, as provided under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946. This service, available as on-line (in-plant) or lot inspection and grading of all processed fruit and vegetable products, is offered to interested parties, upon application, on a fee-for-service basis. The verification of some specific recommendations, requirements, or tolerances contained in the standards can be accomplished only by the use of on-line inspection procedures. In all instances, a grade can be assigned based on final product factors or character