A. Definition. A postharvest treatment shall include any addition of a pesticide to a food after harvest and before retail sale. Treatment with any substance which alone, in chemical combination, or in formation with one or more other substances, is a pesticide as defined by Title 7 MRSA §604, or Title 22 MRSA §1471C shall constitute postharvest treatment. Specifically included is the use of any sprout inhibitor.

B. Labeling of Produce without Post-Harvest Treatments. Any produce which is received that has specific information indicating it has not been treated with any post-harvest treatment shall be labeled by a contiguous sign. No produce without supporting information may be so labeled.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY 22 MRSA §2157. 14.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

March 25, 1990

EFFECTIVE DATE (ELECTRONIC CONVERSION):

May 4, 1996

CONVERTED TO MS WORD:

May 20, 2008

CORRECTIONS:

February, 2014 – agency names, formatting