81 FR 27985 - United States Standards for Grades of Canned Baked Beans
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 89 (May 9, 2016)
Agricultural Marketing Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 89 (May 9, 2016)
| Page Range | 27985-27985 | |
| FR Document | 2016-10743 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 89 (Monday, May 9, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 27985] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-10743] ======================================================================== Rules and Regulations Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each week. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 89 / Monday, May 9, 2016 / Rules and Regulations [[Page 27985]] DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Agricultural Marketing Service 7 CFR Part 52 [Document Number AMS-FV-14-0016, FV-16-326] United States Standards for Grades of Canned Baked Beans AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Final notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document revises the United States Standards for Grades of Canned Baked Beans. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) revised the standards to replace process-specific language ``Product Description'' in the standard with language reflective of current canned baked bean manufacturing practices. Additionally, AMS separated the canned dried beans, canned pork and beans, and canned baked beans grade standards from one shared standard document into three separate documents. These revisions bring the grade standards for canned baked beans in line with the present quality levels being marketed today and provide guidance in the effective use of these products. DATES: Effective: June 8, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian E. Griffin, Agricultural Marketing Specialist, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, Specialty Crops Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 1536, South Building; STOP 0240, Washington, DC 20250; telephone (202) 720-5021; fax (202) 690-1527; or, email [email protected]. Copies of the revised U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Baked Beans are available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or http://www.ams.usda.gov/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-1627), as amended, directs and authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture ``to develop and improve standards of quality, condition, quantity, grade, and packaging, and recommend and demonstrate such standards in order to encourage uniformity and consistency in commercial practices.'' AMS is committed to carrying out this authority in a manner that facilitates the marketing of agricultural commodities and makes copies of official standards available upon request. The U.S. standards for grades of fruits and vegetables that are not connected with Federal marketing orders or U.S. import requirements no longer appear in the Code of Federal Regulations, but are maintained by USDA, AMS, Specialty Crops Program, and are available on the Internet at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/. AMS revised the voluntary U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Baked Beans using the procedures that appear in part 36 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (7 CFR part 36). Background In September 2013, AMS received a petition from a professor emeritus in food science at Michigan State University asking the Agency to consider revising the current U.S. grade standards for canned baked beans to account for advances in industry processing technology. The petitioner requested the removal of the following text from the Product Description: ``The product is prepared by washing, soaking, and baking by the application of dry heat in open or loosely covered containers in a closed oven at atmospheric pressure for sufficient prolonged time to produce a typical texture and flavor'' and replacing it with: ``The product is prepared by heating beans and sauce in a closed or open container for a period of time sufficient to provide texture, flavor, color, and consistency attributes that are typical for this product.'' Additional proposed changes to the U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Baked Beans included separating the shared standard for canned dried beans, canned pork and beans, and canned baked beans into three individual standard documents and make minor editorial changes. These grade standards are recognized as three individual standards, but are contained in one document. AMS published a proposed notice in the Federal Register on August 19, 2015 (80 FR 50262) with a 60-day public comment period. AMS received one comment in favor of the proposed changes to the canned baked bean standards. This notice announces revisions to the third issuance of the U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Baked Beans, which became effective on September 1, 1976, as follows: Product Description. The text for Sec. 52.6461 Product Description is revised to be: ``The product is prepared by washing, soaking, and baking beans and sauce through the application of heat in a closed or open container for a period of time sufficient to provide texture, flavor, color, and consistency attributes that are typical for this product.'' Additionally, the U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Dried Beans, Canned Pork and Beans, and Canned Baked Beans are separated into individual documents for the canned dried beans grade standards, canned pork and beans grade standards, and canned baked beans grade standards. There are no changes to the content of the canned dried beans or canned pork and beans grade standards. The official grade of a lot of canned baked beans covered by these standards will be determined by the procedures set forth in the Regulations Governing Inspection and Certification of Processed Products, Thereof, and Certain Other Processed Food Products (7 CFR 52.1 to 52.83). The revisions to the canned baked bean grade standard in this notice provide a common language for trade and better reflect the current marketing of canned baked beans. The changes are effective June 8, 2016. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627. Dated: May 3, 2016. Elanor Starmer, Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. 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applicability and legal effect, most of which SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section are recognized as three individual
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Federal Regulations, which is published under
203(c) of the Agricultural Marketing Act
50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627), as document.
amended, directs and authorizes the AMS published a proposed notice in
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by Secretary of Agriculture ‘‘to develop and the Federal Register on August 19, 2015
the Superintendent of Documents. Prices of improve standards of quality, condition, (80 FR 50262) with a 60-day public
new books are listed in the first FEDERAL quantity, grade, and packaging, and
REGISTER issue of each week.
comment period. AMS received one
recommend and demonstrate such comment in favor of the proposed
standards in order to encourage changes to the canned baked bean
uniformity and consistency in standards.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE commercial practices.’’
AMS is committed to carrying out this This notice announces revisions to
Agricultural Marketing Service the third issuance of the U.S. Standards
authority in a manner that facilitates the
marketing of agricultural commodities for Grades of Canned Baked Beans,
7 CFR Part 52 which became effective on September 1,
and makes copies of official standards
available upon request. The U.S. 1976, as follows:
[Document Number AMS–FV–14–0016, FV–
16–326] standards for grades of fruits and Product Description. The text for
vegetables that are not connected with § 52.6461 Product Description is revised
United States Standards for Grades of Federal marketing orders or U.S. import to be: ‘‘The product is prepared by
Canned Baked Beans requirements no longer appear in the washing, soaking, and baking beans and
Code of Federal Regulations, but are sauce through the application of heat in
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
maintained by USDA, AMS, Specialty a closed or open container for a period
USDA.
Crops Program, and are available on the of time sufficient to provide texture,
ACTION: Final notice. Internet at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/. flavor, color, and consistency attributes
AMS revised the voluntary U.S. that are typical for this product.’’
SUMMARY: This document revises the
Standards for Grades of Canned Baked
United States Standards for Grades of Additionally, the U.S. Standards for
Beans using the procedures that appear
Canned Baked Beans. The U.S. Grades of Canned Dried Beans, Canned
in part 36 of Title 7 of the Code of
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Pork and Beans, and Canned Baked
Federal Regulations (7 CFR part 36).
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Beans are separated into individual
revised the standards to replace process- Background documents for the canned dried beans
specific language ‘‘Product Description’’ In September 2013, AMS received a grade standards, canned pork and beans
in the standard with language reflective petition from a professor emeritus in grade standards, and canned baked
of current canned baked bean food science at Michigan State beans grade standards. There are no
manufacturing practices. Additionally, University asking the Agency to changes to the content of the canned
AMS separated the canned dried beans, consider revising the current U.S. grade dried beans or canned pork and beans
canned pork and beans, and canned standards for canned baked beans to grade standards.
baked beans grade standards from one account for advances in industry
shared standard document into three The official grade of a lot of canned
processing technology. The petitioner baked beans covered by these standards
separate documents. These revisions requested the removal of the following
bring the grade standards for canned will be determined by the procedures
text from the Product Description: ‘‘The set forth in the Regulations Governing
baked beans in line with the present product is prepared by washing,
quality levels being marketed today and Inspection and Certification of
soaking, and baking by the application Processed Products, Thereof, and
provide guidance in the effective use of of dry heat in open or loosely covered
these products. Certain Other Processed Food Products
containers in a closed oven at (7 CFR 52.1 to 52.83).
DATES: Effective: June 8, 2016. atmospheric pressure for sufficient
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: prolonged time to produce a typical The revisions to the canned baked
Brian E. Griffin, Agricultural Marketing texture and flavor’’ and replacing it bean grade standard in this notice
Specialist, Specialty Crops Inspection with: ‘‘The product is prepared by provide a common language for trade
Division, Specialty Crops Program, heating beans and sauce in a closed or and better reflect the current marketing
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. open container for a period of time of canned baked beans. The changes are
Department of Agriculture, 1400 sufficient to provide texture, flavor, effective June 8, 2016.
Independence Avenue SW., Room 1536, color, and consistency attributes that are Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
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South Building; STOP 0240, typical for this product.’’ Dated: May 3, 2016.
Washington, DC 20250; telephone (202) Additional proposed changes to the
720–5021; fax (202) 690–1527; or, email U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Elanor Starmer,
brian.griffin@ams.usda.gov. Copies of Baked Beans included separating the Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
the revised U.S. Standards for Grades of shared standard for canned dried beans, Service.
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Final notice. | |
| Dates | Effective: June 8, 2016. | |
| Contact | Brian E. Griffin, Agricultural Marketing Specialist, Specialty Crops Inspection Division, Specialty Crops Program, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 1536, South Building; STOP 0240, Washington, DC 20250; telephone (202) 720-5021; fax (202) 690-1527; or, email [email protected] Copies of the revised U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Baked Beans are available on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or http://www.ams.usda.gov/. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 27985 |
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