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Fresh-Cut Vegetables

Vegetables (including leafy greens) that have been fresh-cut and packaged for sale without further processing.

Last verified: February 2026 against 21 CFR Part 1 Subpart S

Foods on the FTL (2)

Fresh-cut leafy greens
bagged saladpre-washed saladsalad kitchopped saladshredded lettucepre-cut spinachspring mix bagcaesar salad kit
Fresh-cut vegetables (non-leafy)
pre-cut vegetablesvegetable traycruditessliced carrotschopped onionsdiced celerystir-fry mixsoup vegetablesmirepoixbroccoli floretscauliflower florets

What's NOT on the FTL

These items are explicitly excluded from the Fresh-Cut Vegetables category and do not require FSMA 204 traceability records.

×Frozen cut vegetables
×Canned vegetables
×Dehydrated vegetables

Required Critical Tracking Events (3)

Each CTE requires specific records to be created and maintained for Fresh-Cut Vegetables.

Receiving

The act of receiving a food at a facility other than a farm.

Applies to: All entities in the supply chain except farms

Transforming (fresh-cut processing, cooling, packing)

An event that changes the Traceability Lot Code (TLC) of a food, including manufacturing, processing, packing, re-packing, and labeling.

Applies to: Processors, packers, manufacturers

Creating (first TLC assignment)CoolingPacking/Re-packingManufacturing/Processing

Shipping

The act of shipping a food from one location to another.

Applies to: All entities shipping FTL foods

Required Key Data Elements (7)

These data fields must be recorded and maintained for each Critical Tracking Event involving Fresh-Cut Vegetables.

Traceability Lot Code
Quantity and Unit of Measure
Product Description
Location of origin
Date of fresh-cut processing
Date of receipt/shipment
Reference Document Number

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