§ 112.21 What requirements apply regarding qualifications and training for personnel who handle (contact) covered produce or food contact surfaces?
§ 112.22 What minimum requirements apply for training personnel who conduct a covered activity?
§ 112.23 What requirements apply regarding supervisors?
§ 112.30 Under this subpart, what requirements apply regarding records?

Terms Used In CFR > Title 21 > Chapter I > Subchapter B > Part 112 > Subpart C - Personnel Qualifications and Training

  • covered produce: refers to the harvestable or harvested part of the crop. See 21 CFR 112.3
  • farm: includes operations that, in addition to these activities:

    (i) Pack or hold raw agricultural commodities;

    (ii) Pack or hold processed food, provided that all processed food used in such activities is either consumed on that farm or another farm under the same management, or is processed food identified in paragraph (1)(iii)(B)(1) of this definition; and

    (iii) Manufacture/process food, provided that:

    (A) All food used in such activities is consumed on that farm or another farm under the same management; or

    (B) Any manufacturing/processing of food that is not consumed on that farm or another farm under the same management consists only of:

    (1) Drying/dehydrating raw agricultural commodities to create a distinct commodity (such as drying/dehydrating grapes to produce raisins), and packaging and labeling such commodities, without additional manufacturing/processing (an example of additional manufacturing/processing is slicing);

    (2) Treatment to manipulate the ripening of raw agricultural commodities (such as by treating produce with ethylene gas), and packaging and labeling treated raw agricultural commodities, without additional manufacturing/processing; and

    (3) Packaging and labeling raw agricultural commodities, when these activities do not involve additional manufacturing/processing (an example of additional manufacturing/processing is irradiation); or

    (2) Secondary activities farm. See 21 CFR 112.3

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Food contact surfaces: includes food contact surfaces of equipment and tools used during harvest, packing and holding. See 21 CFR 112.3