Wednesday, August 31, 2011

New ginseng standards

USDA is revising the standards and creating new grades for cultivated ginseng. Changes to the standards include adding tolerance levels, reclassifying sizes, removing table values and amending definitions. The Ag Marketing Service says the new standards will be based on quality and percentage of defects and make the marketing of U.S. ginseng easier on the world market.
The changes are published in Tuesday’s Federal Register, written comments on the rules will be accepted through September 29,

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