- Raw agricultural products & product samples
- Processed/value-added foods
- Prepared foods
Depending on the types of products, there are correlating food safety considerations and regulations.
Raw Agricultural Products & Product Samples: This includes food in its raw or natural state, and includes shell eggs, and fruits and vegetables in their whole, unpeeled or unprocessed form.
Processed/Value-Added Foods: Processed foods are foods that undergo slicing, dicing, cutting, chopping, cooking, mixing, grinding, smoking, drying, packaging, canning or other procedures that alter the food from its original state. Mixed greens, honey and salsa are examples of processed foods. Raw agricultural products sold in their raw harvested state are not considered processed.
Prepared foods: This includes food carts, chili roasters.