§ 868.314 Grade designation and other certificate information.

(a) Milled rice. The grade designation for all classes of Milled rice shall be included on the certificate grade-line in the following order: (1) The letters “U.S.;” (2) The number of the grade or the words “Sample grade,” as warranted; (3) The words “or better,” when applicable and requested by the applicant prior to inspection; (4) The class; and (5) Each applicable special grade (see § 868.316). (b) Mixed Milled rice information. For the class Mixed Milled rice, the following information shall be included in the Results section of the certificate in the following order: (1) The percentage of whole kernels of each type in the order of predominance; (2) The percentage of broken kernels of each type in the order of predominance, when applicable; and (3) The percentage of seeds and foreign material. (c) Broken kernels. Broken kernels, other than long grain in Mixed Milled rice shall be certified as “medium or short grain.”