Checking Fresh Vegetables Depending on Locale
Vegetables, herbs, and other edible plants that may have bugs must be checked only if those plants commonly have bugs in the locale in which they are grown.
Note Bug infestations vary from locale to locale where the vegetables were grown; even if bugs are a problem in one place, they may not be in others.
Note You must check all of that particular fruit or vegetable for bugs if there would commonly be a bug in 10\% or more of samples.
Note You must check all of that particular fruit or vegetable for bugs if there would commonly be a bug in 10\% or more of samples.
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