GIPSA Amends Bean and Lentil Standards

The Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration is amending U.S. standards for beans and lentils. In its final notice amending beans standards (here), GIPSA is creating a class and grade requirement chart for chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, and is establishing a new grade determining factor, definition, factor limits and visual reference image for “contrasting chickpeas.” In another final notice amending lentil standards (here), the agency is establishing an additional grading factor, definition, grade requirements and visual reference images for “wrinkled lentils,” as well as a special grade, definition, special grade requirements, designation and visual reference images for “green lentils.” Both notices take effect Aug. 1.