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 162.34 - Sunflower seed standards

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
				  Test weight. The determination for test weight per bushel must be performed on
				  a representative portion ranging in size 1 1/8 to 1 1/4 quarts (approximately
				  600 to 650 grams) after the removal of mechanically separated foreign material.
				  Minimum test weight shall be 29 pounds per bushel for black oil; 26 pounds per
				  bushel for black stripe.
(b)
				  Foreign material. All matter other than whole sunflower seeds containing
				  kernels which may be removed from a test portion of the original sample by use
				  of an approved device and by hand picking a portion of the sample in accordance
				  with procedures prescribed in the Grain Inspection Handbook. Not more than 2.0
				  percent.
(c) Damage. Seeds and
				  pieces of seed that are heat-damaged, sprout-damaged, frost damaged, badly
				  weather-damaged, mold-damaged, diseased, or otherwise materially damaged. Total
				  damage 5.0 percent, including not more than 0.2 percent heat damage, 2.0
				  percent insect damage.
(d) Heat
				  damage. Seed and pieces of seed which have been materially discolored and
				  damaged by heat.
(e) Dehulled seed.
				  Sunflower seed which has the hull completely removed from the sunflower
				  kernel.
(f) Moisture. Maximum of 10
				  percent.
(g) Odor. Sunflower seed
				  which is sour, musty or has a commercially objectionable foreign odor (COFO)
				  will not be permitted.
(h)
				  Infested. Sunflower seed which is infested with live weevils or other insects
				  injurious to stored sunflower seed and/or other grain. In the work sample, one
				  or more weevils, or five or more other live insects injurious to sunflower
				  seed, will not be permitted.
(i)
				  Distinctly low quality. Sunflower seed which is obviously of inferior quality
				  because it contains foreign substances or because it is in an unusual state or
				  condition and which cannot be properly graded by use of the other grading
				  factors provided in the standards. Distinctly low quality shall include any
				  objects too large to enter the sample device (for example: large stones,
				  wreckage and the like).
(1) Animal filth.
				  Sunflower seed containing five or more whole rodent pellets, bird droppings, or
				  an equivalent quantity of other animal filth will not be permitted.
(2) Broken glass. Sunflower seed containing
				  one or more pieces of broken glass will not be permitted.
(3) Castor beans. These multicolored
				  bean-like seeds of the castor oil plant have been found to be highly toxic to
				  animal life. Sunflower seed containing one or more castor bean seeds will not
				  be permitted.
(4) Crotalaria. The
				  seed of crotalaria are highly toxic to animal life. These seeds can be various
				  colors and are generally "kidney" or "boxing glove" shaped. Sunflower seeds
				  containing two or more crotalaria seeds will not be permitted.
(5) Stones. When the representative portion
				  of sunflower seed contains four or more stones, provided the total weight of
				  the stones exceeds 0.10 percent, the sunflower seed will not be
				  permitted.
(6) Unknown foreign
				  substance. Sunflower seeds containing two or more pieces of an unknown foreign
				  substance or a commonly recognized harmful or toxic foreign substance will not
				  be permitted. Pelletized material other than feed pellets will be considered
				  unknown foreign substance. Feed pellets in sunflower seed are considered
				  foreign material.