This publication is a revision of a Federal Register reprint 
dated July 23, 1951, and is also a revision of SRA = AMS-155, 
Rules and Regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture governing 
the grading and certification of canned fruits and vegetables. 
These regulations were republished in the Federal Register of 
December 9, 1953, and revised on July |, 1954, and again on 
July 18, 1955, in an amendment published on July 8, 1955. 
These regulatigns outline the rules that govern inspection in- 
cluding sampling, fees, sanitary requirements for plants oper- 
ating under continuous inspection and other related matters. 
Inspection provides a means for determining compliance with 
standards and specifications, serves as a basis for quality con- 
trol programs, for determining loan values and for sales trans- 
actions. It also aids in orderly marketing in many other 
respects, 
Full particulars with reference to the inspection service may 
be obtained from 
Chief, Processed Products Standardization 
and Inspection Branch 
Fruit and Vegetable Division 
Agricultural Marketing Service 
United States Department of Agriculture 
Washington 25, D. C. 
