The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced new U.S. Standards for Grades of Frozen Onions, establishing grade levels “A,” “B,” and “Substandard,” as well as Acceptable Quality Levels (AQL) tolerances and acceptance numbers for each quality factor as defined for each grade level. The notice was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 22, 2017.
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) developed the new voluntary standards in response to industry requests to provide a common language for trade, a means of measuring value in the marketing of frozen onions, and guidance on the effective use of frozen onions. The standards become effective Sept. 21, 2017.
The standards are also available at Regulations.gov.
More information about commodity standards is available on the Grades and Standards page of the AMS website.
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