Does the FPGSA cover products that are processed and packaged at retail and sold at the same location?
Processes or activities related to presentation or quality enhancements of whole fruits and vegetables (e.g. washing), including packaging or other processes intended to maintain or improve quality, do not exempt produce from any requirements for fresh fruits and vegetables. For example, if watermelon or cantaloupe are cut to reduce portion size and wrapped (with no further processing), it must be labelled as per Section 15 of Regulation 378. Some specific products, such as trays of sliced fruit, are not covered by the FPGSA. For example, if watermelon or cantaloupe are cut and filled with fruit i.e. fruit salad, then wrapped, it would not fall under Regulation 378.
