Editing Produce

{{Short description|Group of farm-produced crops and goods}}
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[[File:La Boqueria.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Produce on display at [[La Boqueria]] market in [[Barcelona]], Spain]]

In [[American English]], '''produce''' generally refers to [[wikt:fresh|fresh]] [[List of culinary fruits|fruits]] and [[Vegetable|vegetables]] intended to be [[Eating|eaten]] by humans, although other [[food]] products such as [[Dairy product|dairy products]] or [[Nut (food)|nuts]] are sometimes included.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-02 |title=produce, noun |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/produce |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Merriam-Webster Dictionary |language=en |quote=2: agricultural products and especially fresh fruits and vegetables as distinguished from grain and other staple crops}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-27 |title=Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption |url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/11/27/2015-28159/standards-for-the-growing-harvesting-packing-and-holding-of-produce-for-human-consumption#h-3 |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=Federal Register |language=en |quote=the Food and Drug Administration...is establishing science-based minimum standards for the safe growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce, meaning fruits and vegetables grown for human consumption.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=produce |url=https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/produce |access-date=2024-09-08 |website=[[Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English]] |quote=food or other things that have been grown or produced on a farm to be sold}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=produce, noun |url=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/produce_n |url-access=subscription |website=[[Oxford English Dictionary]] |quote=4. Agricultural and natural products collectively, as opposed to manufactured goods.}}</ref>

In [[supermarket]]s, the term is also used to refer to the section of the store where fruit and vegetables are kept. ''Produce'' is the main product sold by [[greengrocer]]s (UK, Australia) and [[farmers' market]]s. The term is widely and commonly used in the U.S. and Canada, but is not typically used outside the [[agricultural sector]] in other [[English-speaking countries]].

== Packaging ==
[[File:Wasteful Food Packaging, Japan.jpg|thumb|A tomato in a Japanese supermarket on a plastic tray in plastic shrink film.  Excessive unnecessary packaging of produce is [[overpackaging]].]]

Produce may be packaged for transport or sale.

In parts of the world, including the U.S. and Europe, loose pieces of produce, such as apples, may be individually marked with small [[sticker]]s bearing [[price look-up codes]]. These four- or five-[[Numerical digit|digit]] codes are a [[standardization|standardized]] system intended to aid [[Point of sale|checkout]] and [[inventory control]] at places where produce is sold.

<gallery mode="nolines" widths="180" heights="120">
File:Korea-Andong-Gohari-Harvesting onions-02.jpg|alt=Farmworker puts onions into large mesh bags|Produce may be bagged in the field during harvest.
File:Onion box - CO2v01-22421314.jpg|Produce may be packaged for transport in a plastic crate.
File:Gemüse auf einem Markt in Gallicano 01.jpg|Cardboard boxes for bulk produce
File:Leno bag sample filled.png|Mesh bag used for retail sales
File:Spring Onion.jpg|Small amounts may be banded together.
File:Sweet onions in a pile.jpg|Bulk produce may be identified by stickers
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== Bacterial contamination ==

Raw sprouts are among the produce most at risk of bacterial infection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/748566|title=Hold the Raw Sprouts, Please|website=www.medscape.com|access-date=2016-09-18}}</ref>

Rinsing is an effective way to reduce the bacteria count on produce, reducing it to about 10 percent of its previous level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2010/11/09/good-question-does-washing-fruit-do-anything/|title=Good Question: Does Washing Fruit Do Anything?|last=DeRusha|first=Jason|date=9 November 2010|access-date=2016-09-18}}</ref>

Wastewater used on vegetables can be a source of contamination, due to contamination with fecal matter, salmonella or other bacteria.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://sciencenordic.com/no-more-salmonella-danish-poultry|title=No more salmonella in Danish poultry|date=3 July 2012|access-date=2016-09-18}}</ref> After Denmark eliminated salmonella in its chickens, attention has turned to vegetables as a source of illness due to feces contamination from other animal sources, such as pigs.<ref name=":0" />

==See also==
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* [[Food industry]]
* [[Food labeling regulations]]
* [[Food traceability]]
* [[Geography of food]]
* [[Produce traceability]]

=== Notable people ===

* [[Frieda Rapoport Caplan]]
* [[James Dole]]

==References==
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== Further reading ==
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* Doyle, Martin (1857). [https://books.google.com/books?id=4C9FAAAAYAAJ ''Farm & Garden Produce: A Treasury of Information.''] G. Routledge & Co. OCLC Number: 39049007
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=Xobj2N_gOxsC Microbial Safety of Fresh Produce - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=3zGYBLhmRwoC The Produce Contamination Problem: Causes and Solutions - Google Books<!-- Bot generated title -->]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=9C-okJUucPMC Produce Degradation: Pathways and Prevention - Google Books]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=c2ZKxk91SEcC Decontamination of Fresh and Minimally Processed Produce - Google Books]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=VZoZqkXcoTgC Microbiology of Fresh Produce - Google Books]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=tbPat0qgd0QC Slow food: A Passion for Produce - Google Books]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=aV8o9QCwhK4C Melissa's Everyday Cooking with Organic Produce - Google Books]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=TbcpRFpTKsUC Procurement and Marketing of Minor Forest Produce in Tribal Areas - Google Books]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=mqH_e6_1pJ0C Public Produce: The New Urban Agriculture - Google Books]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=dmviWjOttpEC Global standard for food safety: guideline for category 5 fresh produce (North American version) - Google Books]
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[[Category:Food retailing]]
[[Category:Edible fruits]]
[[Category:Vegetables]]