What is NOT a purpose of collecting commodity samples?

The purpose of collecting commodity samples primarily revolves around assessing the safety and quality of agricultural products, as well as ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. When evaluating options related to this question, the primary goal of sampling is often focused on regulatory compliance and safety.

The option that states to use information to clear a grower's field is not aligned with the fundamental objectives of sampling. In agricultural contexts, clearing a grower’s field typically refers to assessing whether the crop is suitable for harvest or market based on various factors, including safety thresholds for pesticide residues. Clearing fields focuses more on the grower's operational management rather than the regulatory or safety assessment that is central to commodity sampling.

In contrast, determining if pesticide residues exceed US EPA food tolerances, prohibiting the harvest of a field based on safety assessments, and seizing a packed commodity all directly relate to regulatory compliance, safety assurance, and protecting public health and the environment. These actions are grounded in the need to ensure that agricultural commodities meet established safety standards before they are brought to market.

Therefore, the purpose that does not fit within the objectives of collecting commodity samples is the use of that information specifically to clear a grower’s field, as it does not emphasize the regulatory compliance and public safety aspects which are central to