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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: October 28, 2024) |
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20. Department of Citrus |
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D20. Departmental |
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20-64. Standards For Processed Citrus Products |
1(1) The sanitary requirements as prescribed in sections 2.2.1 through 2.2.58, July 1996 and sections 3.2.7a through 3.2.7o, June 1996 of the Citrus Handbook of the Processed Products Branch, Fruit and Vegetable Division, United States Department of Agriculture, shall be the governing regulations for sanitary conditions in Florida citrus processing plants.
52(2) Processed citrus products found upon inspection to contain foreign materials which render the product unfit for human consumption, shall be seized, condemned and destroyed. The shipper or processor shall be notified in writing, at least ten days prior to destruction, that such products have been seized and condemned, to allow sufficient time to request and perfect an appeal, appropriate under provisions of United States Department of Agriculture regulations. If no appeal is entered, or on appeal the inspector’s findings are sustained, such product shall be immediately destroyed.
140(3) Destruction of processed citrus products for reasons of unfitness for human consumption shall be made by the processor, at his expense, and under the supervision of an authorized inspector.
170(4) The requirements of this rule do not excuse failure of compliance with provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
192Rulemaking Authority 194601.10(7), 195601.11 FS. 197Law Implemented 199601.10(7), 200601.11, 201601.44, 202601.53, 203601.54 FS. 205History–Formerly 105-1.19(5), Amended 1-1-75, Formerly 20-64.20, Amended 2-20-96, 6-8-97, 5-14-00, 4-26-01.
