7 CFR § 810.601 - Definition of flaxseed.

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title: "7 CFR § 810.601 - Definition of flaxseed."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "810.601"
section_name: "Definition of flaxseed."
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (FEDERAL GRAIN INSPECTION SERVICE, FAIR TRADE PRACTICES PROGRAM), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
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part_number: "810"
part_name: "OFFICIAL UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR GRAIN"
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authority: "7 U.S.C. 71-87k."
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# 810.601 Definition of flaxseed.

Grain that, before the removal of dockage, consists of 50 percent or more of common flaxseed (*Linum usitatissimum* L.) and not more than 20 percent of other grains for which standards have been established under the United States Grain Standards Act and which, after the removal of dockage, contains 50 percent or more of whole flaxseed.