(1) Produce safety is valuable to Arkansas’s agricultural production and the protection of people from microbial contaminants attained during the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption.
(2) It is essential to the public health and welfare that produce be handled properly to prevent adverse microbial effects on individuals.
(b) The purpose of this part is to provide a fair and consistent mechanism by which compliance with the Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption, 21 C.F.R. pt. 112, also known as the Produce Safety Rule (PSR), as amended, and the rules written pursuant thereto can be achieved.