PRODUCE DEPARTMENT
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING
1. ORIGIN INFORMATION MUST BE DISPLAYED FOR THESE PRODUCE ITEMS:
√
FRUITS √ VEGETABLES√
PEANUTS √ PECANS √ MACADMIA NUTS √ GINSENG†
• PROCESSED (Ex: cooked, dried) OR
• COMBINED WITH OTHER FOODS (Ex fruit salad, cole slaw)
†
ORIGIN INFORMATION IS NOT REQUIRED FOR FOOD SERVICE(Ex: salad bars)
2. USE COUNTRY, STATE OR REGION TO IDENTIFY ORIGIN
(Ex. Mexico, "California Grown," Product of US)
3. CHECK ALL PRODUCE ITEMS FOR ORIGIN INFORMATION
†
• THE PRODUCE HAS A LABEL, TWIST TIE, PLU OR OTHER STICKER WITH ORIGIN INFORMATION
or
• THE PRODUCE IS IN A CONSUMER PACKAGE (Ex. clamshell) THAT IDENTIFIES ORIGIN OF THE ITEM
†
IF NO ORIGIN ON PRODUCT OR CONSUMER PACKAGE:• CHECK THE CASE IN WHICH THE PRODUCE ARRIVED.
and
•
POST ORIGIN FROM CASE ON SHELF TAG OR SIGN†
IF NO ORIGIN SHOWN ANY WHERE:• CHECK WITH SUPERVISOR.
4. IDENTIFY ALL POSSIBLE ORIGINS IF YOU PUT PRODUCE FROM DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE SAME BULK DISPLAY
(Ex: a bin of apples from China and the United States; a bulk display of bananas from Costa Rica and Ecuador)
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MEAT DEPARTMENT
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING
1. DISPLAY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INFORMATION FOR ALL FRESH:
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BEEF √ PORK √ LAMB √ CHICKEN √ GOAT MEATCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN IS NOT REQUIRED FOR MEAT THAT HAS BEEN:
†
PROCESSED (Ex. cooked, cured, smoked or restructured) OR†
COMBINED WITH OTHER FOODS (Ex. breaded cutlets, marinated steaks, meatloaf, stuffed chicken breasts)2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MAY BE DISPLAYED BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:
†
†
SCALE LABEL OF STORE-WRAPPED PRODUCT or†
SHELF TAG or†
PIN TAG or†
SINGLE MEAT CASE SIGNSINGLE MEAT CASE SIGNS MUST BE:
* CONSPICUOUS
* LEGIBLE
SINGLE MEAT CASE SIGNS MUST NOT:
• APPLY TO PROCESSED OR COMBINED MEAT IN SAME CASE
3. USE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN STATEMENT FROM YOUR SUPPLIER
Example: If plastic overwrap on primal or outer case of multiple primals states "Product of US," label meat cuts "Product of US."
4. ONLY LABEL MEAT WITH COMBINATION OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN STATEMENTS IF THE MEAT THAT YOU ARE COMBINING HAS DIFFERENT COUNTRY OF ORIGIN STATEMENTS
Example 1: All steaks in store labeled "Product of US" by suppliers.
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Label all steaks "Product of US" [Not: "Product of US, Canada, Mexico"]Example 2: Steaks from primals labeled "Product of US" placed in some tray as steaks from primals labeled "Product of US and Canada
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SEAFOOD DEPARTMENT
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING
1. DISPLAY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FOR ALL FRESH OR FROZEN FISH OR SHELLFISH
2. DISPLAY METHOD OF PRODUCTION FOR ALL FRESH OR FROZEN FISH OR SHELLFISH
† Method of Production =
1) "Wild" or "Wild Caught" or 2) "Farmed" or Farm-Raised"
3. COUNTRY OF ORGIN AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION NOT REQUIRED FOR SEAFOOD THAT HAS BEEN:
† PROCESSED (Ex. cooked, cured, smoked, restructured) OR
† COMBINED WITH OTHER FOODS
4. DISPLAY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:
† PIN TAG or
† SHELF TAG or
† SCALE LABEL FOR STORE WRAPPED PRODUCT or
† OUTER PACKAGE OF SUPPLIER-PACKAGED PRODUCT
5. USE THE ORIGIN AND PRODUCTION INFORMATION PROVIDED BY SUPPLIER
6. SEAFOOD WITH DIFFERENT ORIGINS OR PRODUCTION METHODS MAY BE SOLD IN SAME BULK DISPLAY OR PACKAGE IF ALL POSSIBLE ORIGINS OR PRODUCTION METHODS ARE STATED
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