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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document No. AMS–FV–11–0050, FV–11–
326]
United States Standards for Grades of
Grapefruit Juice
AGENCY:
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS), prior to undertaking
research and other work associated with
revising official U.S. grade standards, is
soliciting comments on a request to
revise the United States Standards for
Grades of Grapefruit Juice. AMS
received a petition from the Florida
Citrus Processors Association asking
AMS to consider revising the current
U.S. grade standards for grapefruit juice
to account for advances in industry
processing technology.
DATES: Comments must be received by
October 17, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov or to Brian E.
Griffin, Inspection and Standardization
Section, Processed Products Branch,
Fruit and Vegetable Programs,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Room
0709, South Building; STOP 0247,
Washington, DC 20250; telephone (202)
720–4693; fax (202) 690–1527, e-mail
brian.griffin@ams.usda.gov. Comments
should make reference to the date and
page number of this issue of the Federal
Register and will be made available for
public inspection at the above office
during regular business hours.
Please be advised that all comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be included in the record and will be
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made available to the public on the
Internet via http://www.regulations.gov.
Also, the identity of the individuals or
entities submitting the comments will
be made public. The U.S. Standards for
Grades of Grapefruit Juice identified in
this notice are available either at the
above address or by accessing the AMS
Web site at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/
processedinspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian E. Griffin, Inspection and
Standardization Section, Processed
Products Branch, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, telephone (202) 720–5021;
or fax (202) 690–1527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
AMS received a petition from the
Florida Citrus Processors Association,
an association of citrus producers,
requesting revisions to the United States
Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice.
These standards are issued under the
Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1621–1627). The petitioners are
requesting the removal of the maximum
limit for ‘‘free and suspended pulp’’
(referred to in the industry as ‘‘sinking
pulp’’) from the U.S. grade standards for
all forms of grapefruit juice.
The current grade standards, effective
since September 12, 1983, provide that
grapefruit juice from concentrate,
grapefruit juice, and frozen concentrated
grapefruit juice establish limits for
maximum free and suspended pulp as
follows: Grade A—10 percent by
volume, Grade B—15 percent by
volume. Concentrated grapefruit juice
for manufacturing requirements for
maximum free and suspended pulp are
as follows: Grade A—10 percent by
volume, and Grade B—12 percent by
volume.
The petitioners believe that, with
respect to maximum values for free and
suspended pulp, the existing U.S.
Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice
do not take into account modern
extraction and finishing technologies,
nor are they supported by evidence of
a correlation between these criteria and
acceptable flavor. The petitioners are
requesting that AMS revise the U.S.
Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice
by removing any parameters for
maximum free and suspended pulp.
The petitioners believe that removing
the free and suspended pulp values
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from the grade standards would allow
processors to process the entire
grapefruit crop without resorting to
expensive technologies that increase the
cost of juice with no concomitant
benefit. More mature grapefruit tends to
be sweeter, but when juiced tends to
cause the product to exceed maximum
free and suspended pulp values. The
petitioners have submitted research data
covering a six-season period which
illustrates levels of sinking pulp vs.
naringin, and levels of sinking pulp vs.
limonin using various extractor setups.
The petitioners have also submitted data
on a sensory evaluation performed by
the University of Florida on consumer
acceptability of grapefruit juice with
two free and suspended pulp levels. A
copy of the petitioner’s request and
supporting documentation is located on
the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov along with the
current U.S. Standards for Grades of
Grapefruit Juice.
Agricultural Marketing Service
AMS is soliciting comments on the
proposed revision of the U.S. Standards
for Grades of Grapefruit Juice. In
particular, AMS would welcome
comments and information regarding
the probable impact on processors and
growers. Further details are provided in
the petition and are available from Brian
E. Griffin at the previously mentioned
address in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section or can be found on the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov.
This notice provides for a 60-day
comment period for interested parties to
comment on the proposed revision of
the U.S. Standards for Grades of
Grapefruit Juice.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621–1627.
Dated: August 10, 2011.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document No. AMS-FV-11-0050, FV-11-326]
United States Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), prior to undertaking
research and other work associated with revising official U.S. grade
standards, is soliciting comments on a request to revise the United
States Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice. AMS received a
petition from the Florida Citrus Processors Association asking AMS to
consider revising the current U.S. grade standards for grapefruit juice
to account for advances in industry processing technology.
DATES: Comments must be received by October 17, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or to Brian E. Griffin,
Inspection and Standardization Section, Processed Products Branch,
Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 0709,
South Building; STOP 0247, Washington, DC 20250; telephone (202) 720-
4693; fax (202) 690-1527, e-mail brian.griffin@ams.usda.gov. Comments
should make reference to the date and page number of this issue of the
Federal Register and will be made available for public inspection at
the above office during regular business hours.
Please be advised that all comments submitted in response to this
notice will be included in the record and will be made available to the
public on the Internet via http://www.regulations.gov. Also, the
identity of the individuals or entities submitting the comments will be
made public. The U.S. Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice
identified in this notice are available either at the above address or
by accessing the AMS Web site at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/processedinspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian E. Griffin, Inspection and
Standardization Section, Processed Products Branch, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, telephone (202) 720-
5021; or fax (202) 690-1527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
AMS received a petition from the Florida Citrus Processors
Association, an association of citrus producers, requesting revisions
to the United States Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice. These
standards are issued under the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7
U.S.C. 1621-1627). The petitioners are requesting the removal of the
maximum limit for ``free and suspended pulp'' (referred to in the
industry as ``sinking pulp'') from the U.S. grade standards for all
forms of grapefruit juice.
The current grade standards, effective since September 12, 1983,
provide that grapefruit juice from concentrate, grapefruit juice, and
frozen concentrated grapefruit juice establish limits for maximum free
and suspended pulp as follows: Grade A--10 percent by volume, Grade B--
15 percent by volume. Concentrated grapefruit juice for manufacturing
requirements for maximum free and suspended pulp are as follows: Grade
A--10 percent by volume, and Grade B--12 percent by volume.
The petitioners believe that, with respect to maximum values for
free and suspended pulp, the existing U.S. Standards for Grades of
Grapefruit Juice do not take into account modern extraction and
finishing technologies, nor are they supported by evidence of a
correlation between these criteria and acceptable flavor. The
petitioners are requesting that AMS revise the U.S. Standards for
Grades of Grapefruit Juice by removing any parameters for maximum free
and suspended pulp.
The petitioners believe that removing the free and suspended pulp
values from the grade standards would allow processors to process the
entire grapefruit crop without resorting to expensive technologies that
increase the cost of juice with no concomitant benefit. More mature
grapefruit tends to be sweeter, but when juiced tends to cause the
product to exceed maximum free and suspended pulp values. The
petitioners have submitted research data covering a six-season period
which illustrates levels of sinking pulp vs. naringin, and levels of
sinking pulp vs. limonin using various extractor setups. The
petitioners have also submitted data on a sensory evaluation performed
by the University of Florida on consumer acceptability of grapefruit
juice with two free and suspended pulp levels. A copy of the
petitioner's request and supporting documentation is located on the
Internet at http://www.regulations.gov along with the current U.S.
Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice.
Agricultural Marketing Service
AMS is soliciting comments on the proposed revision of the U.S.
Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice. In particular, AMS would
welcome comments and information regarding the probable impact on
processors and growers. Further details are provided in the petition
and are available from Brian E. Griffin at the previously mentioned
address in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section or can be found
on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. This notice provides for
a 60-day comment period for interested parties to comment on the
proposed revision of the U.S. Standards for Grades of Grapefruit Juice.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 1621-1627.
Dated: August 10, 2011.
David R. Shipman,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-20787 Filed 8-17-11; 8:45 am]
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