AMS Proposes to Revise 7 US Grade Standards for Canned Tomato Products
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service is planning to revise seven U.S. grade standards for canned tomato products, as well as change the spelling of "catsup" to "ketchup," a term that AMS says is more commonly used, it said in a Federal Register notice.
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Comments on the proposed revisions are due by Nov. 14.
The revisions to the seven grade standards entail updating the color sections in the grade standards, replacing the two-term grading system with a single term and making editorial changes, AMS said.
The grade standards that AMS intends to change are: U.S. Standards for Grades of Tomato Catsup, U.S. Standards for Grades of Tomato Sauce, U.S. Standards for Grades of Tomato Juice, U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Tomato Paste, U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Tomato Puree, U.S. Standards for Grades of Canned Tomatoes and U.S. Standards for Grades of Concentrated Tomato Juice.