Washington, DC
February 27, 2007
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing
Service is soliciting comments on the proposed voluntary
U.S. Standards for Grades of Tomatoes on the Vine (TOV.)
AMS has received comments from a previous notice published in
the Federal Register that the TOV industry is interested in the
creation of a new standard, which will provide a common language
for trade facilitation.
The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946, 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 works with industry representatives and others to establish
or revise U.S. standards for nearly 240 agricultural products.
Industry uses standards in the marketplace to specify acceptable
quality and/or condition of commodities.
The request for comments was published in the Feb. 16, 2007,
Federal Register. Comments must be received by April 17, 2007,
and should be mailed to Vincent J. Fusaro, Standardization
Section Acting Head, AMS Fruit & Vegetable Programs, Room
1661–South, USDA Stop 0240, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington D.C. 20250. In addition, copies of the notice are
available from the same address. Comments may be e-mailed to
FPBDocketClerk@usda.gov. |
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