	usda asks tight insect rules for  shipments the u s agriculture department is proposing tighter federal standards setting allowable limits on insect infestations in  shipments the changes in the standards would include the following establishing equal tolerances for the number of live insects in shipments of food s feed s and oilseeds revising the definition of infested to give equal value to all insects injurious to  establishing lower levels of infestations in the infested level would be set at three or more live insects per representative sample about grams in two or more insects and in the final infestattion level would be set at one or more live insects per representative sample revising the definition of sample grade by adding a limit of live or dead insects per sample revising the definition of sample grade for wheat by adding a limit of insect damaged kernels per grams of wheat the department asked for public comments on the proposals by april reuter 
