7 CFR § 996.11 - Negative aflatoxin content.

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title: "7 CFR § 996.11 - Negative aflatoxin content."
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title_name: "Agriculture"
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section_name: "Negative aflatoxin content."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND ORDERS; FRUITS, VEGETABLES, NUTS), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "996"
part_name: "MINIMUM QUALITY AND HANDLING STANDARDS FOR DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED PEANUTS MARKETED IN THE UNITED STATES"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 7958."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 57140, Sept. 9, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 996.11 Negative aflatoxin content.

*Negative aflatoxin content* means 15 parts per billion (ppb) or less for peanuts that have been certified as meeting edible quality grade standards.