MSU Extension Agrifood Safety

"Covered Produce" means produce that is subject to the requirements of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule, in accordance with CFR 112.1 and 112.2.

What produce is covered?

According to part 112.1 of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule, the current list of covered produce includes:

Fruits and vegetables such as almonds, apples, apricots, apriums, Artichokes-globe-type, Asian pears, avocados, babacos, bananas, Belgian endive, blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, brazil nuts, broad beans, cabbages (Bok Choy, mustard, and Napa), cantaloupes, carambolas, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chayote fruit, cherries (sweet), chestnuts, chicory (roots and tops), citrus (such as clementine, grapefruit, lemons, limes, mandarin, oranges, tangerines, tangors, and uniq fruit), cowpea beans, cress-garden, cucumbers, curly endive, currants, dandelion leaves, fennel-Florence, garlic, genip, gooseberries, grapes, green beans, guavas, herbs (such as basil, chives, cilantro, oregano, and parsley), honeydew, huckleberries, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, kiwifruit, kohlrabi, kumquats, leek, lettuce, lychees, macadamia nuts, mangos, other melons (such as Canary, Crenshaw and Persian), mulberries, mushrooms, mustard greens, nectarines, onions, papayas, parsnips, passion fruit, peaches, pears, peas, peas-pigeon, peppers (such as bell and hot), pine nuts, pineapples, plantains, plums, plumcots, quince, radishes, raspberries, rhubarb, rutabagas, scallions, shallots, snow peas, soursop, spinach, sprouts (such as alfalfa and mung bean), strawberries, summer squash (such as patty pan, yellow and zucchini), sweetsop, Swiss chard, taro, tomatoes, turmeric, turnips (roots and tops), walnuts, watercress, watermelons, and yams.

It also includes mixes of intact fruits and vegetables (such as fruit baskets). 

What produce is NOT covered?

According to part 112.2 of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule, produce that is is rarely consumed raw is not covered by the rule. This includes:

Asparagus, beans (black, great Northern, kidney, lima, navy, pinto), beets (garden, 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. 

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