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7 CFR § 810.304Chapter VIII

Grades and grade requirements for canola

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Grading factors Grades, U.S. Nos. 1 2 3 Maximum percent limits of: Damaged kernels: Heat damaged 0.1 0.5 2 Distinctly green 2 6 20 Total 3 10 20 Conspicuous admixture: Ergot 0.05 0.05 0.05 Sclerotinia 0.05 0.1 0.15 Stones 0.05 0.05 0.05 Total 1 1.5 2 Inconspicuous admixture 5 5 5 Maximum count limits of: Other material: Animal filth 3 3 3 Glass 0 0 0 Unknown foreign substance 1 1 1 U.S. Sample grade Canola that: (a) Does not meet the requirements for U.S. Nos. 1, 2, 3; or (b) Has a musty, sour, or commercially objectionable foreign odor; or (c) Is heating or otherwise of distinctly low quality.

eCFR data current as of: November 6, 2026

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