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Raisins: The Agriculture Market Service, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is proposing a rule to eliminate five references to the word “midget” in the U.S. standards for grades of processed raisins.The action follows a petition the agency received from Little People of America, a nonprofit that supports people of short stature and their families. The organization told the market service that it’s working to raise awareness and eliminate the use of the word midget.“Though the use of the word midget by the USDA when classifying certain food products is benign, Little People of America, and the dwarfism community, hopes that the USDA would consider phasing out the term midget,” the petition from the organization said.The market service said it consulted the Raisin Administrative Committee (RAC), which administers the federal marketing order for raisins produced from grapes grown in California, before moving forward with the rulemaking.The RAC approved the move on Aug. 14, 2014. The public now has 60 days to comment on the proposal.
BackgroundAMS continually reviews all fruit and vegetable grade standards to ensure their usefulness in the industry, and to modernize language and remove duplicative terminology. On May 13, 2013, AMS received a petition from the Little People of America stating that they “are trying to raise awareness around and eliminate the use of the word midget.” The petition further stated that, “Though the use of the word midget by the USDA when classifying certain food products is benign, Little People of America, and the dwarfism community, hopes that the USDA would consider phasing out the term midget.”AMS determined that the processed raisin grade standard contained “small or midget” terminology for the same requirement. Before developing these proposed revisions, AMS solicited comments and suggestions about the grade standards from the RAC. The RAC represents the entire California raisin industry; no other state produces raisins commercially. On August 14, 2014, the RAC approved the removal of the term midget from the standards.AMS is proposing to remove five references to the term “midget” in the following sections: 52.1845(b) and (c), 52.1850(a)(2) and (a)(3), and Table I. The proposed revisions would modernize and help clarify the language of the standard by removing dual terminology for the same requirement.The proposed rule provides a 60-day period during which interested parties may comment on the revisions to the standard.
Next thing you know some bar is going to be sued by The Little People of America for hosting Dwarf/Midget Darts Night.stay safe.
It seems like a small problem
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