Source: Tom Karst, THE PACKER, 11/25/20


Fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, as with whole fresh produce commodities, will be eligible for the agricultural exemptions that apply to the Department of Transportation’s hours-of-service regulations for truck drivers. A Nov. 24 interim final rule, effective Dec. 9, clarifies the definition of “non-processed food” used to define “agricultural commodities” for the purposes of hours of service regulations.

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