FOOD-GRADE QUALITY AND HANDLING
Allergen testing, equipment cleaning, bin preparation, sampling and harvest practices that keep your crop food-grade.
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Allergens and contamination
Why does PURIS test for allergens?
Pea facilities run a zero-tolerance policy for soy and GMO. Loads that test positive for soy (2 ppm strip test) or GMO are rejected. Gluten-positive loads (20 ppm) can be cleaned for an extra charge.
How do I keep soybeans out of my peas?
- Don't plant peas on a field that was in soybeans last crop year.
- Scout for volunteer soybeans from emergence on, and call PURIS right away if you find any.
- Don't store peas in a bin that held soybeans.
- Avoid grain vacs; they still test positive after flushing.
How do I clean equipment?
- Empty the drill or air seeder and remove caked-on deposits.
- Blow out, wash, or vacuum trapped grain from the drill, combine, and augers.
- After cleaning or vacuuming trapped grain from the drill, combine, harvest 100 feet, and unload to flush it. Keep that grain separate and document it.
- Clean augers, trucks, wagons, and pits with bleach and water, or flush with compressed air, new grain, or sawdust.
- Inspect all equipment every time you switch crops or varieties.
Talk to an agronomist
Have a question these pages don't answer? Contact Chris Werth, PURIS agronomist, at cwerth@purisfoods.com or (952) 207-4478, or send us a note and we'll get back to you.
