| (a) Covered produce. Covered produce includes produce
listed in 21 CFR §112.1.
(b) Produce that is not covered.
(1) The following produce is "not covered" by the Produce
Safety Rule under 21 CFR §112.2(a):
(A) produce that is produced by an individual for personal
consumption or produced for consumption on the farm or another farm
under the same management;
(B) produce that is not a RAC; and
(C) produce that is rarely consumed raw, specifically
the produce on the following exhaustive list: Asparagus; beans, black;
beans, great Northern; beans, kidney; beans, lima; beans, navy; beans,
pinto; beets, garden (roots and tops); beets, sugar; cashews; cherries,
sour; chickpeas; cocoa beans; coffee beans; collards; corn, sweet;
cranberries; dates; dill (seeds and weed); eggplants; figs; ginger;
hazelnuts; horseradish; lentils; okra; peanuts; pecans; peppermint;
potatoes; pumpkins; squash, winter; sweet potatoes; and water chestnuts.
(2) A farm which solely produces produce that is "not
covered" is not subject to the Produce Safety Rule or this chapter.
(3) Produce is eligible for exemption from the requirements
of this part if the produce receives commercial processing that adequately
reduces the presence of microorganisms of public health significance.
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