This Standard applies to whole maize (corn) meal for direct human consumption Prepared from kernels of common maize, Zea mays L., as described in Section 3. - This Standard does not apply to degermed maize (corn) meal, enriched maize (corn) meal, maize(corn) flours, maize (corn) grits, quick grits, hominy grits, self-rising maize (corn)meals ,bolted maize(corn)meals, maize (corn) flakes and other maize (corn) based ready-to-eat cereals, maize(corn)flaking grits ,and alkaline treated maize (corn) products. - This Standard does not apply to maize meals for use as a brewing adjunct, to maize meals used for manufacturing of starch and any industrial use, not to maize meal for use as an animal feed.