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MISC. PUBLICATION 5 98, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



samples, such as transportation charges, telephone calls, or other ex- 

 penses incident to the inspection, is also charged to the applicant. 

 Fees for dried, dehydrated, and frozen products, when samples are 

 officially drawn, are based upon the number of pounds instead of the 

 number of cases. An inspection charge for a carload of canned goods 

 containing 1,000 cases is approximately $5. The fee is higher on prod- 

 ucts for which microscopical and chemical determinations are required. 



On what forms are inspections reported? 



Inspection certificates, bearing the seal of the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture and signed by the official inspector, are issued 

 after each inspection. The name of the applicant, shipper or seller, 

 receiver or buyer, if known, appear on the certificate together with the 

 total charges for the inspection and expenses. 



Who receives the inspection certificate? 



Ordinarily the applicant receives the original inspection certificate 

 and copies as provided in the rules and regulations governing the 

 service. If additional copies are desired, they may be furnished at a 

 nominal charge to persons with a financial interest in the product. 



Are other forms issued? 



Under some circumstances. For example, a score sheet including 

 the details of the inspection may be issued to the applicant if requested. 

 Such score sheets, in addition to the inspection certificate, may be 

 obtained at a nominal fee. Ordinarily, the official inspection certifi- 

 cate will suffice unless the packer desires more detailed facts of the 

 inspection. 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



SCORE SHEET FOR CANNED PEAS 



(EFFECTIVE MAY 1. 1942) 



CONTAINER SIZE 



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CAN MARKS 



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LABEL *U^/k>&. 



&U 



NET WEIGHT (Ounces) 



44 f* 



j*?* 



-?//V 



&& 



VACUUM (inches) 



/£ 



9 



/6 



9 



TYPE 



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Ca/i~&£ 



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SIZE 



9*. 3*Y 



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FACTORS SCORE POINTS 











L CLEARNESS OF LIQUID «0 



(A) 9- 10 

 (81 ?- 8 

 (CI 5- 6 

 10) O- 4 



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9 



cT 



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TJ. UNIFORMITY OF COLOR 



15 



(A) 14- 15 

 18) II - 13 

 IC) 8- 10 

 (0) 0- 7 



/I 



13 



/V 



'/i 



HI. ABSENCE OF DEFECTS 



30 



(A) 27-30 

 iB) 23-26 

 (C) 19-22 

 (0) 0- 18 



o/eT 



£o 



*?3 



/? 



W. MATURITY 



45 



(A) 40-45 



(B) 34-39 



(C) 28-33 



(D) 0-27 



37 



37 



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TOTAL SCORE 



100 





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GRADE 





3 



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PMA 14558 



Figure 9. — The contents of every individual container of food that is inspected 

 are scored for factors of quality on a score sheet similar to the one illustrated for 

 canned peas. 



