Cgrain Certificate letter for Conditinal Approval.pdf

This is a Certificate of Model Conditional Approval (Certificate No. FGIS 2023-180) issued by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Federal Grain Inspection Service for the Cgrain Value Rice Analyzer, manufactured by Cgrain AB in Uppsala, Sweden. The certificate approves the analyzer for official determination of milling yield percentage on medium grain rice in the Federal Grain Inspection Service inspection system for Western rice production.

The analyzer is a standalone computer system running on modified Linux, featuring a touch-screen display and main components including a vibratory bowl feeder, mirror block, and camera, with optional mouse, keyboard, and monitor. The conditional approval is based on the analyzer's equivalence to FGIS-approved methods for measuring whole kernels in medium grain milled rice samples, as established by the Board of Appeals and Review (BAR). The approval requires verification of sample-to-sample agreement between units and transferable calibrations, with full approval pending additional performance evaluation. The certificate was signed on 9/1/2023 by Jeff Vanfossan, Branch Chief of the Technology and Science Division.