Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
Chapter 11 - TEXAS OFFICE OF PRODUCE SAFETY
Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 11.2 - Covered Produce
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 11.2
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(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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