Title 7

SECTION 3201.45

3201.45 Food cleaners.

§ 3201.45 Food cleaners.

(a) Definition. Anti-microbial products designed to clean the outer layer of various food products, such as fruit, vegetables, and meats.

(b) Minimum biobased content. The preferred procurement product must have a minimum biobased content of at least 53 percent, which shall be based on the amount of qualifying biobased carbon in the product as a percent of the weight (mass) of the total organic carbon in the finished product.

(c) Preference compliance date. No later than October 27, 2010, procuring agencies, in accordance with this part, will give a procurement preference for qualifying biobased food cleaners. By that date, Federal agencies that have the responsibility for drafting or reviewing specifications for items to be procured shall ensure that the relevant specifications require the use of biobased food cleaners.

[74 FR 55093, Oct. 27, 2009]

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