[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR120.1]

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                        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 Contents
 
                      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

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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.