[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR120.1]
[Page 266]
TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES (CONTINUED)
PART 120 HAZARD ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL CONTROL POINT (HACCP) SYSTEMS--Table of
Subpart A General Provisions
Sec. 120.1 Applicability.
(a) Any juice sold as such or used as an ingredient in beverages
shall be processed in accordance with the requirements of this part.
Juice means the aqueous liquid expressed or extracted from one or more
fruits or vegetables, purees of the edible portions of one or more
fruits or vegetables, or any concentrates of such liquid or puree. The
requirements of this part shall apply to any juice regardless of whether
the juice, or any of its ingredients, is or has been shipped in
interstate commerce (as defined in section 201(b) of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. 321(b)). Raw agricultural ingredients
of juice are not subject to the requirements of this part. Processors
should apply existing agency guidance to minimize microbial food safety
hazards for fresh fruits and vegetables in handling raw agricultural
products.
(b) The regulations in this part shall be effective January 22,
2002. However, by its terms, this part is not binding on small and very
small businesses until the dates listed in paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2)
of this section.
(1) For small businesses employing fewer than 500 persons the
regulations in this part are binding on January 21, 2003.
(2) For very small businesses that have either total annual sales of
less than $500,000, or if their total annual sales are greater than
$500,000 but their total food sales are less than $50,000; or the person
claiming this exemption employed fewer than an average of 100 full-time
equivalent employees and fewer than 100,000 units of juice were sold in
the United States, the regulations are binding on January 20, 2004.
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