Committee Reports

Barley Cleanliness Committee Report

Submitted by members of the Barley Cleanliness Committee - Henry Fast, Wally Madill, and Dave Sefton to the Canadian Grain Commission. May 11, 1998.

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Terms of reference

The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) formed the Barley Cleanliness Committee to

• Determine the source of or reason for the ongoing presence of deer excreta in barley
• Determine why current measures have not fully eliminated the problem
• Recommend measures to protect the integrity of barley shipments

The members of the team were

• Henry Fast (retired CGC Chief Grain Inspector)
• Wally Madill (former Chief Executive Officer of Alberta Wheat Pool)
• Dave Sefton (producer member of the Western Grain Standards Committee)

The Committee stated that "the objective is to provide barley that customers find acceptable."

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