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| Commodity Fact Sheet | |
| Cornmeal |
The cornmeal shall conform in every respect to the provisions of the "Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act," as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including any Defect Action Level guidelines issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which may be applicable to cornmeal.
The cornmeal shall be degermed and meet the requirements of Federal Specification N-C-521E, dated March 3, 1970. The chemical and physical requirements listed below will take precedence where they are different from those contained in Federal Specification N-C-521E.
CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
| ITEM | REQUIREMENT1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Maximum | |
| Moisture, % | -- | 13.0 |
| Fat, % | -- | 1.5 |
| Ash, %2 | --- | 3 |
| Vitamin A Palmitate, IU/lb.4 | 8,800 | --- |
| Calcium, mg/lb.2 | 500 | 750 |
1 All values
are on the basis of weight.
2
These limiting values are on a moisture-free basis.
3 Cornmeal, prior to calcium enrichment,
shall not have an ash content exceeding 0.70 percent on a moisture free basis.
4
Vitamin A-Palmitate (stabilized) must be added in encapsulated form containing
250,000 IU Vitamin A-Palmitate/g.
PACKAGING
The cornmeal shall be packaged in 25 kilogram multi wall paper bags.
Source: USDA:FSA:PDD:EOB March 2002 (Contact 202-690-3565)
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