date:Nov 06, 2015
ng, including scouring, sorting and drying procedures are not considered to be first-stage processing in so far as the whole grain remains intact after cleaning and sorting.
Scouring is cleaning cereals by brushing and/or scrubbing it vigorously.
In case scouring is applied in the presence of ergot sclerotia, the cereals need to undergo a first cleaning step before scouring. The scouring, performed in combination with a dust aspirator, is followed by a colour sorting before milling.