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United States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Grain Inspection Service

Program Notice FGIS-PN-17-04 September 11, 2017

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APPROVAL OF NEW NEAR INFRARED TRANSMITTANCE 

(NIRT) INSTRUMENT
FGIS Notice PN-17-04 September 11, 2017

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1. PURPOSE

This program notice announces that the Agricultural Mareting Service (AMS), Federal 

Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) has approved the FOSS Model Infratec Nova NIRT 

instrument for official testing services of barley protein; corn oil, protein, and starch; 

soybean protein and oil; and wheat protein and wet gluten under the United States 

Grain Standards Act (USGSA)

2. BACKGROUND

Testing barley protein; corn oil, protein, and starch; soybean protein and oil; and wheat 

protein and wet gluten content as “official criteria” is authorized under Section 7(b) of the 

USGSA, as amended. FGIS is responsible for officially determining and certificating, 

monitoring the accuracy, and approving the official equipment used for determining 

barley protein; corn oil, protein, and starch; soybean protein and oil; and wheat protein 

and wet gluten content. 

FGIS evaluated and determined that the Infratec Nova NIRT instrument constitutes an 

engineering enhancement of the previously approved Infratec 1241 and provides results 

equivalent to those of previously approved model.

3. APPROVED NIRT INSTRUMENTS AND APPLICATIONS

The following table lists the NIRT models approved and calibration method that may be 

used for official determinations by grain and constituent. 

Grain and Constituent(s) Infratec 1229 with IRIS 

software and Infratec 1241

Infratec Nova

Wheat (ANN1)

Protein

Wet gluten

yes yes

Barley (ANN)

Protein yes yes

Soybean (ANN)

Protein 

Oil

yes yes

Corn (PLS2) 

Oil

Protein 

Starch

yes yes

1

Artificial Neural Network (ANN) calibration 

2

Partial Least Squares (PLS) calibration
FGIS Notice PN-17-04 September 11, 2017

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4. EFFECTIVE DATE

This program notice is effective upon receipt.

5. FILING INSTRUCTIONS

File a copy of this program notice with the NIRT Handbook. The handbook will be 

revised at a later date to include these changes

6. QUESTIONS

Direct any questions concerning this program notice to the Inspection Instrumentation 

Branch at (816) 891-0401