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| Food for Progress | |
| Commodity Fact Sheet | |
| Peas, Beans and Lentils |
Whole dry peas, split peas, and lentils shall meet the specifications as defined in the "U.S. Standards for Whole Dry Peas, Split Peas, and Lentils" in effect at the time the applicable invitation for offers is issued. Whole dry peas shall grade U.S. No. 2 or better, except U.S. No. 3 or better because of cracked seed coats.
Split peas shall grade U.S. No. 2 or better. Dry edible beans shall grade U.S. No. 2 or better, except marrow, great northern, flat small white, small white, white kidney, light red kidney, dark red kidney, small red, pink, black turtle soup, and miscellaneous beans, may include up to 5 percent total defects due to surface dirt which is readily removed during processing, and will meet the specifications for the class(es) of beans listed in the "U.S. Standards for Beans."
Pea beans shall grade U.S. No. 2 or better but will contain no more than 5 percent of beans with surface dirt and grime and total defects. Lentils shall grade U.S. No. 3 or better.
The grade certificates issued by FGIS for beans, except for pea beans, containing between 4 and 5 percent total defects due to surface dirt will show the grade U.S. No. 3, and shall include the following statement:
"This lot meets the requirements applicable for U.S. No. 2 or better (class of beans) except for defects due to dirt and grime."
The grade certificate issued by FGIS for pea beans shall include the following statement:
"This lot contains (percent) of beans with surface dirt and grime and total defects. Beans with surface dirt and grime are not considered damage in pea beans and are not included in the "Total Defects results."
PACKAGING
The peas, beans, and lentils shall be packaged in two pound polyethylene bags, four pound polyethylene bags, 100 pound woven polypropylene bags, or 50 kilogram woven polypropylene bags.
Source: USDA:FSA:PDD:EOB March, 2002 (Contact 202-690-3565)
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