[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 28]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR407.81]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 407_CANNED AND PRESERVED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PROCESSING POINT 

SOURCE CATEGORY--Table of Contents

 

       Subpart H_Canned and Miscellaneous Specialties Subcategory

 

Sec.  407.81  Specialized definitions.



    For the purpose of this subpart:

    (a) Except as provided below, the general definitions, abbreviations 

and methods of analysis set forth in 40 CFR part 401 shall apply to this 

subpart.

    (b) The term added ingredients shall mean the prepared sauces 

(prepared from items such as dairy products, starches, sugar, tomato 

sauce and concentrate, spices, and other related preprocessed 

ingredients) which are added during the canning and freezing of fruits 

and vegetables.

    (c) The term baby foods shall mean the processing of canned fresh 

fruits and vegetables, meats, eggs, fruit juices, cereal, formulated 

entrees, desserts and snacks using fresh, pre-processed, or any 

combination of these and other food ingredients necessary for the 

production of infant foods.



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    (d) The term chips, potato shall mean the processing of fried chips, 

made from fresh or stored white potatoes, all varieties. In terms of 

finished potato chips, 1 kg (lb) of finished product is equivalent to 4 

kg (lb) of raw material.

    (e) The term chips, corn shall mean the processing of fried corn, 

made by soaking, rinsing, milling and extruding into a fryer without 

toasting. In terms of finished corn chips, 1 kg (lb) of finished product 

is equivalent to 0.9 kg (lb) of raw material.

    (f) The term chips, tortilla shall mean the processing of fried 

corn, made by soaking, rinsing, milling, rolling into sheets, toasting 

and frying. In terms of finished tortilla chips, 1 kg (lb) of finished 

product is equivalent to 0.9 kg (lb) of raw material.

    (g) The term ethnic foods shall mean the production of canned and 

frozen Chinese and Mexican specialties utilizing fresh and pre-processed 

bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, celery, cactus, tomatoes, 

and other similar vegetables necessary for the production of the various 

characteristic product styles.

    (h) The term jams and jellies shall include the production of jams, 

jellies and preserves defined as follows: The combination of fruit and 

fruit concentrate, sugar, pectin, and other additives in an acidic 

medium resulting in a gelatinized and thickened finished product.

    (i) The term mayonnaise and salad dressings shall be defined as the 

emulsified and non-emulsified semisolid food prepared from the combining 

of edible vegetable oil with acidifying, and egg yolk containing 

ingredients, or gum and starch combinations to which certain colorings, 

spices, and flavorings have been added.

    (j) The term soups shall mean the combination of various fresh and 

pre-processed meats, fish, dairy products, eggs, flours, starches, 

vegetables, spices, and other similar raw ingredients into a variety of 

finished mixes and styles but not including dehydrated soups.

    (k) The term tomato-starch-cheese canned specialties shall mean 

canned specialties resulting from a combination of fresh and pre-

processed tomatoes, starches, cheeses, spices, and other flavorings 

necessary to produce a variety of products similar to but not 

exclusively raviolis, spaghetti, tamales, and enchiladas.

    (l) The term medium shall mean a point source that processes a total 

annual raw material production of fruits, vegetables, specialties and 

other products that is between 1,816 kkg (2,000 tons) per year and 9,080 

kkg (10,000 tons) per year.

    (m) The term large shall mean a point source that processes a total 

annual raw material production of fruits, vegetables, specialties and 

other products that exceeds 9,080 kkg (10,000 tons) per year.

    (n) The term annual average shall mean the maximum allowable 

discharge of BOD5 or TSS, as calculated by multiplying the total mass 

(kkg or 1000 lb) of each final product produced for the entire 

processing season or calendar year by the applicable annual average 

limitation.

    (o) The terms maximum for any one day and average of daily values 

for thirty consecutive days shall be based on the daily average mass of 

final product produced during the peak thirty consecutive day production 

period.