New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS › Chapter IV - Markets › Subchapter A - Grading of Farm Products (Article 12-A Agriculture and Markets Law) › Part 162 - Official State Brands Or Trademarks › Section 162.14 - Sweet corn standards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
General.
New York State Seal of Quality sweet corn shall be sweet
					 corn that has similar varietal characteristics which are well trimmed, well
					 developed, and which are free from smut, worms and decay and free from injury
					 caused by rust and free from damage caused by discoloration, birds, other
					 insects, other disease or mechanical or other means. Cobs shall be well filled
					 with plump and milky kernels and fairly well covered with fresh husks. The
					 length of each cob shall be not less than six inches and the ears shall not be
					 clipped.
(b)
Definitions.
(1)
Similar
				  varietal characteristics
mean that the ears in any package have
				  similar kernel color and character of growth. Ears of white and yellow corn
				  shall not be mixed in the package.
(2)
Well trimmed
means that
				  the ears are practically free from loose husks and that the shank shall be not
				  more than four inches in length and not extend more than one inch beyond the
				  point of attachment of the outside husk.
(3)
Well developed
means
				  that the ears are fairly straight and are not stunted. Nubbins are not well
				  developed ears.
(4)
Rust
				  injury
means when the aggregate area on the husk exceeds one square
				  inch, or when the rust extends deeper than two layers of husks.
(5)
Plump and milky
means
				  that the kernels are well developed and the contents have a milky or creamy
				  consistency.
(6)
Well
				  filled
means that the edible quality or appearance of an ear is not
				  affected to a greater extent than that of an ear six inches in length which has
				  3/4 at tip end with undeveloped kernels or open spaces.
(7)
Fresh
means that the
				  husks have good green color and are not wilted.
(8)
Damage
means any defect
				  which materially affects the appearance, or the edible or shipping quality of
				  the ear. Any one of the following defects, or any combination of defects, the
				  seriousness of which exceeds the maximum allowed for any one defect, shall be
				  considered as damage:
(i) discoloration caused
				  by frost or spray burn, or similar types of discoloration when affecting an
				  aggregate area of more than five square inches on the husk, or when exceeding
				  an aggregate area of 50 percent of the surface of all blades attached to the
				  husk;
(ii) worm injury when
				  extending more than 3/4 inch from the tip of an ear six inches in length
				  (proportionately greater or lesser amounts permitted on longer or shorter ears,
				  respectively) or when affecting the kernels or husks on other parts of the
				  ear;
(iii) mechanical damage when
				  more than eight kernels are crushed or broken; and
(iv) birds, if more than eight kernels are
				  discolored or punctured or if the husks have been penetrated in more than two
				  areas.
(9)
Fairly
				  well covered
means that the husk enclosing the ear is fairly tight and
				  undisturbed except that an opening may have been made at the tip: provided,
				  that the disturbed part has been properly replaced so that the appearance of
				  the ear is not materially affected.