AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE ISSUES NOTICE: REVISING U.S. STANDARDS FOR GRADES OF MUSHROOMS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a notice called: Revising U.S. Standards for Grades of Mushrooms.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 25 by Erin Morris, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.

Summary: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is revising the U.S. Standards for Grades of Mushrooms to add a grade for portabella mushrooms, remove size from the criteria for each grade and create a separate section for size, and revise the tolerances for defects consistent with modern production and handling practices. In addition, AMS is updating terminology, definitions, and defect scoring guides throughout the grade standards. These changes ...