Fruit-Related Policy and Actions

Format	Author(s)	Title / Description	Date added	Details
	Environmental Protection Agency	6-Benzyladenine; Exemption from the Requirement of a Tolerance Final rule regarding the exemption from the requirement of a residue tolerance in or on pistachios for (more) Publication Date: Friday, April 2, 2004	Apr 5, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Acequinocyl; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule establishing tolerances for acequinocyl and its metabolite in or on almond; almond, hulls; apple, wet (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 21, 2004	Jul 22, 2004
	Institute of Food Technologists	Analysis and Evaluation of Preventive Control Measures for the Control and Reduction/Elimination of Microbial Hazards on Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce Report on microbial hazards on fresh and fresh-cut produce. Publication Date: Sunday, September 30, 2001	Jun 25, 2002
	Environmental Protection Agency	Bitertanol Tolerance Reassessment Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of EPA's Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision (TRED) for (more) Deadline: Friday, February 10, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2006	Jan 12, 2006
	Environmental Protection Agency	Buprofezin; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for buprofezin in or on a variety of commodities. Includes discussion (more) Publication Date: Friday, April 8, 2005	Apr 21, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Carfentrazone-Ethyl; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for carfentrazone-ethyl and its metabolite in or on certain raw (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2004	Sep 30, 2004
	NSF Center for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University	Center for Integrated Pest Management Projects and Investigators Provides access to information about all projects funded by or through the NSF Center for Integrated Pest Management, (more)	Jul 19, 2002
	Environmental Protection Agency	Clothianidin; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule establishing a tolerance for residues of clothianidin in or on pome fruit. Includes discussion of the (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2005	Mar 1, 2005
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Commission Acts to Limit Levels of the Mycotoxin 'Patulin' in Apple Products Press release describing European Commission measures for reducing patulin levels in apple products, including (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2003	Aug 15, 2003
	Environmental Protection Agency	Cyfluthrin; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for cyfluthrin in or on a variety of commodities. Includes discussion (more) Deadline: Friday, September 16, 2005 Publication Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2005	Sep 16, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Cyhexatin; Proposed Tolerance Actions Proposed rule to revoke existing tolerances for residues of cyhexatin and to establish a time-limited tolerance for orange juice. (more) Deadline: Friday, August 26, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2005	Jul 28, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Cyhexatin; Tolerance Reassessment Decision Notice regarding the availability of EPA's Tolerance Reassessment Decision for cyhexatin. Publication Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2005	Jul 14, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Deltamethrin; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes a tolerance for combined residues of deltamethrin, trans-deltamethrin, and (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2004	Oct 28, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Dinotefuran; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for combined residues of dinotefuran and certain metabolites expressed (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, March 23, 2005	Mar 24, 2005
	Kyprianou, M.	Draft Commission Regulation of on Microbiological Criteria for Foodstuffs (Text with EEA Relevance) Draft European Commission regulation regarding microbiological criteria for certain microorganisms in foods, (more) Deadline: Monday, December 5, 2005 Publication Year: 2005	Dec 5, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Etoxazole; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes a residue tolerance for etoxazole in or on grapes and tree nuts. Includes discussion of (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2005	Jul 21, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Extension of Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions (Multiple Chemicals) Final rule to extend time-limited tolerances for certain pesticides on certain commodities under certain conditions. (more) Publication Date: Monday, May 24, 2004	Jun 10, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Fenamidone; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for fenamidone and its metabolite RPA 717879 in or on a variety of (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2004	Sep 30, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Fenpyroximate; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance Extension Proposed rule to extend time-limited residue tolerances for residues of fenpyroximate and its z-isomer in or on wine grapes and hops. (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2004	Apr 29, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Flonicamid; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for flonicamid and its metabolites in or on a variety of plant and (more) Deadline: Monday, September 5, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2005	Sep 5, 2005
	Environmental Protection Agency	Fludioxonil; Pesticide Tolerances Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for fludioxonil in or on bean, dry; bean, succulent; citrus, crop (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2004	Sep 30, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Flumioxazin; Pesticide Tolerances Final rule that "establishes tolerances for residues of flumioxazin in or on almond, garlic, grape, onion, (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2004	Aug 26, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption; Vitamin D3 Corrections to a final rule regarding the use of vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in calcium-fortified fruit (more) Deadline: Friday, July 22, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2005	Jun 27, 2005
	Food and Drug Administration	Food Labeling; Guidelines for Voluntary Nutrition Labeling of Raw Fruits, Vegetables, and Fish; Identification of the 20 Most Frequently Consumed Raw Fruits, Vegetables, and Fish; Reopening of the Comment Period Reopening of the comment period for a proposed rule to amend voluntary nutrition labeling regulations by updating (more) Deadline: Friday, June 3, 2005 Publication Date: Monday, April 4, 2005	May 25, 2005
	Unnevehr, Laurian J. (Ed.)	Food Safety in Food Security and Food Trade Collection of briefs on such topics as food safety, mycotoxins, and GM crops in developing countries, and food (more) Publication Month: September 2003	Aug 19, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Forchlorfenuron; N-(2-chloro-4-pyridinyl)-N'-phenylurea; Time-LimitedPesticide Tolerance Final rule that "establishes a time-limited tolerance for residues of forchlorfenuron; (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2004	Aug 12, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Forchlorfenuron; Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes a residue tolerance for forchlorfenuron in or on grapes and kiwifruit. Includes (more) Publication Date: Thursday, September 30, 2004	Sep 30, 2004
	Food Quality and Standards Service, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division, Agriculture, Biosecurity, Nutrition and Consumer Protection Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Quality and Safety Database Database of resources related to the quality and safety of fresh fruits and vegetables. Resources are provided for (more)	Feb 25, 2004
	Canadian Department of Justice	Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations Unofficial version of the Canadian Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Regulations, provided for reference. Includes (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2002	Jan 3, 2003
	Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, European Commission	Guidance Document for Competent Authorities for the Control of Compliance with EU Legislation on Aflatoxins Guidance document regarding the control of aflatoxins in foods in the EU. Includes discussion of sampling, analysis, (more) Publication Date: Friday, August 5, 2005	Dec 13, 2004
	Food and Drug Administration/U.S. Department of Agriculture	Guidance for Industry: Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Guidance for industry on protecting the safety of fresh produce from microbiological hazards. Areas of concern in the (more) Publication Date: Monday, October 26, 1998	Nov 5, 2002
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Juice HACCP Hazards and Controls Guidance: First Edition: Final Guidance Guidance for the juice industry on the juice HACCP regulation and developing a HACCP plan. It may also be of use to (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2004	Mar 5, 2004
	Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Juice HACCP Small Entity Compliance Guide Guidance document on the processing of fruit and vegetable juices that covers the legal requirements in 21 CFR part (more) Publication Date: Thursday, January 2, 2003	Jan 13, 2003
	Office of Plant and Dairy Foods, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Letter to State Regulatory Agencies and Firms That Produce Treated (but not Pasteurized) and Untreated Juice and Cider Guidance for industry regarding recommended actions for juice and cider processors for improving the safety of (more) Deadline: Friday, October 14, 2005 Publication Date: Thursday, September 22, 2005	Oct 14, 2005
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Recommendations to Processors of Apple Juice or Cider on the Use of Ozone for Pathogen Reduction Purposes Guidance document regarding requirements to be fulfilled when using ozone for pathogen reduction in apple juice or (more) Publication Month: October 2004	Jul 29, 2004
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables Guidance primarily addressing microbiological food safety hazards of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables and appropriate (more) Publication Month: February 2008	Apr 30, 2008
	Food and Drug Administration	Guidance for Industry: Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables: Draft Guidance Draft guidance document that discusses the production and harvesting of fresh produce and provides recommendations (more) Deadline: Monday, May 1, 2006 Publication Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2006	Mar 1, 2006
	Environmental Protection Agency	Imidacloprid; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions Final rule that establishes time-limited tolerances for residues of imidacloprid and certain metabolites used in or (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2005	Feb 1, 2005
	Action Programme for the Prevention of Food Losses, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Improving the Quality and Safety of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables: A Practical Approach: Final Report Report of this sub-regional workshop for Caribbean English speaking countries held in Bridgetown, Barbados May 24-28, (more) Event Dates: Monday, May 24, 2004 - Friday, May 28, 2004 Publication Date: Friday, May 28, 2004	Jun 24, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Indoxacarb; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerance Final rule that establishes a time-limited pesticide tolerance for indoxacarb and its R-enantiomer on sweet and tart (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2004	Jun 10, 2004
	Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture	Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Lamb, Pork, Fish, Perishable Agricultural Commodities, and Peanuts; Proposed Rule This proposed rule gives definitions, requirements for consumer notification and product marking, and recordkeeping (more) Publication Date: Thursday, October 30, 2003	Nov 5, 2003
	Environmental Protection Agency	Mepanipyrim; Pesticide Tolerances Final rule that establishes a tolerance for combined residues of mepanipyrim and a metabolite both free and (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2004	Oct 14, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Mesotrione; Pesticide Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions Final rule that establishes a time-limited residue tolerance for mesotrione in or on cranberry. Includes discussion (more) Publication Date: Thursday, September 30, 2004	Sep 30, 2004
	Compadre, Cesar, et al.	Method for the Broad Spectrum Prevention and Removal of Microbial Contamination of Food Products by Quaternary Ammonium Compounds U.S. patent on methods for preventing and removing microbial hazards from meat, seafood, vegetables, and fruits using quaternary ammonium compounds. (more) Publication Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2000	Dec 17, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Methoxyfenozide; Pesticide Tolerances Final rule that establishes residue tolerances for methoxyfenozide in or on black sapote; canistel; coriander, (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2004	Sep 30, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Procymidone; Tolerance Reassessment Decision for Low Risk Pesticide; Notice of Availability Notice regarding the availability of the Tolerance Reassessment Progress and Risk Management Decision and related (more) Deadline: Monday, October 24, 2005 Publication Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2005	Aug 29, 2005
	Office of Plant and Dairy Foods, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Produce Safety From Production to Consumption: 2004 Action Plan to Minimize Foodborne Illness Associated with Fresh Produce Consumption This document outlines the goals, objectives, and possible steps to achieve the objectives of this proposed action (more) Publication Month: October 2004	Oct 18, 2004
	Office of Plant and Dairy Foods, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration	Produce Safety From Production to Consumption: A Proposed Action Plan to Minimize Foodborne Illness Associated with Fresh Produce Consumption This document outlines the goals, objectives, and possible steps to achieve the objectives of this proposed action (more) Publication Date: Friday, June 18, 2004	Aug 20, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Propiconazole; Time-Limited Pesticide Tolerances Final rule that establishes time-limited tolerances for combined residues of propiconazole and certain metabolites in (more) Publication Date: Wednesday, August 4, 2004	Aug 5, 2004
	Environmental Protection Agency	Pyraclostrobin; Pesticide Tolerances Final rule that establishes, increases, or removes residue tolerances for pyraclostrobin and its desmethoxy (more) Publication Date: Friday, October 29, 2004	Nov 4, 2004