mushrooms, are they covered commodities?
A. A processed food item is a retail item derived from a covered commodity that has undergone processing resulting in a change in the character of the commodity or that has been combined with at least one other covered commodity or other substantive food components (e.g. breading, chocolate, salad dressing, and tomato sauce). Trimming, cutting, chopping, and slicing are activities that do not change the character of the product. Dried fruit is not subject to COOL labeling requirements since the drying process changes the character of the fruit. Mushrooms, if fresh, are covered. Dried mushrooms are not covered. Q.
