7 CFR § 810.401 - Definition of corn.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t7/s810.401"
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title: "7 CFR § 810.401 - Definition of corn."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "810.401"
section_name: "Definition of corn."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE, FAIR TRADE PRACTICES PROGRAM), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION"
part_number: "810"
part_name: "OFFICIAL UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR GRAIN"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 71-87k."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 24418, June 30, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
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# 810.401 Definition of corn.

Grain that consists of 50 percent or more of whole kernels of shelled dent corn and/or shelled flint corn (*Zea mays* L.) and not more than 10.0 percent of other grains for which standards have been established under the United States Grain Standards Act.