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  "updatedAt": "2026-08-09T00:02:40.781Z",
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    "founded": "Not explicitly stated for the handbook program; USDA founded 1862.",
    "headquarters": "Washington D.C. (for USDA)",
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    "core_products": "Technical handbooks covering various aspects of agricultural commodity inspection and weighing, including sampling, grading, equipment, fumigation, moisture, mycotoxins, NIRT, NMR, and specific commodities like beans, hops, peas, lentils, and rice.",
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      "Private Certification and Auditing Services: Engaging third-party private firms to develop, implement, or audit quality control and inspection procedures, which might offer tailored solutions but typi",
      "Unstandardized Practices: Operating without consistent, documented, or officially recognized inspection and weighing procedures, leading to high variability in quality, potential legal non-compliance,"
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