U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
Regulations most recently checked for updates: Aug 28, 2025
(a) Broken corn. All matter that passes readily through a
(b) Broken corn and foreign material. All matter that passes readily through a
(c) Classes. There are three classes for corn: Yellow corn, White corn, and Mixed corn.
(1) Yellow corn. Corn that is yellow-kerneled and contains not more than 5.0 percent of corn of other colors. Yellow kernels of corn with a slight tinge of red are considered yellow corn.
(2) White corn. Corn that is white-kerneled and contains not more than 2.0 percent of corn of other colors. White kernels of corn with a slight tinge of light straw or pink color are considered white corn.
(3) Mixed corn. Corn that does not meet the color requirements for either of the classes Yellow corn or White corn and includes white-capped Yellow corn.
(d) Damaged kernels. Kernels and pieces of corn kernels that are badly ground-damaged, badly weather-damaged, diseased, frost-damaged, germ-damaged, heat-damaged, insect-bored, mold-damaged, sprout-damaged, or otherwise materially damaged.
(e) Foreign material. All matter that passes readily through a
(f) Heat-damaged kernels. Kernels and pieces of corn kernels that are materially discolored and damaged by heat.
(g) Sieves—(1) 12/64 round-hole sieve. A metal sieve 0.032 inch thick with round perforations 0.1875 (12/64) inch in diameter which are
(2) 6/64 round-hole sieve. A metal sieve 0.032 inch thick with round perforations 0.0937 (6/64) inch in diameter which are