An ICUMSA rating is an international unit for expressing the purity of the sugar in solution, and is directly related to the color of the sugar. ICUMSA (International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis) is a global body which brings in uniform the activities of all National Committees of Sugar Analysis in over thirty member countries. ICUMSA is the only international organization concerned soley with analytical methods for the sugar industry. In addition, ICUMSA methods are recognized by authorites such as the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the OIML, the EU, and the US Food Chemicals Codex.