Plant products

NSW plant product businesses are those that handle fresh cut fruit, fresh cut vegetables, vegetables in oil, unpasteurised juice or seed sprouts. It does not apply to the handling of food on retail premises. 

The sector includes (but is not limited to) businesses that: 

• process fruit or vegetables to produce fresh cut ready-to-eat (RTE) products
• package fresh cut fruit and vegetables  
• produce chopped/shredded vegetables for wholesale to businesses making salads
• produce and package bagged chopped/shredded vegetables  
• grow and process seed sprouts
• extract and/or package juice from fruit or vegetables without pasteurising it
• preserve vegetables or fruit in oil
• store plant products
• transport plant products. 

Plant product businesses need to meet food safety and labelling requirements for the specific type of business:  

1. plant product transport vehicles
2. preparing or storing plant products