[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 8]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR983.41]

[Page 571]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER IX--AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Marketing Agreements and 
      Orders; Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 983_PISTACHIOS GROWN IN CALIFORNIA--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 983.41  Testing of minimal quantities.

    (a) Aflatoxin. Handlers who handle less than 1 million pounds of 
assessed weight per year, have the option of utilizing both of the 
following methods for testing for aflatoxin:
    (1) The handler may have an inspector sample and test his or her 
entire inventory of hulled and dried pistachios for the aflatoxin 
certification before further processing.
    (2) The handler may segregate receipts into various lots at the 
handler's discretion and have an inspector sample and test each specific 
lot. Any lots that have less than 15 ppb aflatoxin can be certified by 
an inspector to be negative as to aflatoxin. Any lots that are found to 
be above 15 ppb may be tested after reworking in the same manner as 
specified in Sec. 983.38.
    (b) Minimum quality. Handlers who handle less than 1 million pounds 
of assessed weight can apply to the committee for an exemption from 
minimum quality testing. If the committee grants an exemption, then the 
handler must pull and retain samples of the lots and make samples 
available for review by the committee. The handler shall maintain the 
samples for 90 days.

    Effective Date Note: At 69 FR 17850, Apr. 4, 2004, part 983 was 
added, effective April 6, 2004, except for Sec. Sec. 983.38 through 
983.46, which are effective Aug. 1, 2004. At 69 FR 44460, July 26, 2004, 
the effective date was delayed to February 1, 2005.