Standards for the Inspection of Public Stock Paddy Article 4

For the collection of public stock, the standards for paddy are as follows:1.Moisture: shall not exceed 13%.2.Test weight: Japonica rice shall weight over 530 grams per liter, Indica rice shall weight over 490 grams per liter, short grain waxy rice shall weight over 510 grams per liter, and long grain waxy rice shall weight over 480 grams per liter.3.Foreign matter: shall not exceed 0.5%.4.Damaged kernel: shall not exceed 6% with heat damaged kernels below 0.5%.5.Off-type kernel: shall not exceed 5% for Japonica rice and Indica rice, and shall not exceed 3% for waxy rice.6.Broken kernel: shall not exceed 4% for Japonica rice, shall not exceed 8% for Indica rice, shall not exceed 3% for short grain waxy rice, and shall not exceed 6% for long grain waxy rice.7.Immature kernel:(1) shall not exceed 20% for Japonica rice and long Indica rice.(2) shall not exceed 15% for Indica rice of high amylose content, excluding chalky kernels.(3) shall not exceed 10% for waxy rice.8.Non-opaque waxy kernels: shall not exceed 4% for waxy rice.9.Hygiene requirements shall conform to the relevant food hygiene laws of the Republic of China.The standards for inspection in Subparagraph 4 through Subparagraph 8 in the former Paragraph shall be applied to hulled brown rice.