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21 CFR §112.143

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You must take all of the following measures for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding sprouts:
  1. (a)You must grow, harvest, pack, and hold sprouts in a fully-enclosed building.
  2. (b)Any food contact surfaces you use to grow, harvest, pack, or hold sprouts must be cleaned and sanitized before contact with sprouts or seeds or beans used to grow sprouts.
  3. (c)You must conduct testing during growing, harvesting, packing, and holding sprouts, as specified in § 112.144.
  4. (d)You must establish and implement a written environmental monitoring plan as specified in § 112.145.
  5. (e)You must take certain actions if you detect Listeria species or L. monocytogenes in the growing, harvesting, packing, or holding environment, as specified in § 112.146.
  6. (f)You must establish and implement a written sampling plan to test spent sprout irrigation water or sprouts for pathogens as specified in § 112.147.
  7. (g)You must take certain actions if the samples of spent sprout irrigation water or sprouts test positive for a pathogen as specified in § 112.148.