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Food business operators producing or harvesting plant products are to take adequate measures, as appropriate: to keep clean and, where necessary after cleaning, to disinfect, in an appropriate manner, facilities, equipment, containers, crates, vehicles and vessels; to ensure, where necessary, hygienic production, transport and storage conditions for, and the cleanliness of, plant products; to use potable water, or clean water, whenever necessary to prevent contamination; to ensure that staff handling foodstuffs are in good health and undergo training on health risks; as far as possible to prevent animals and pests from causing contamination; to store and handle wastes and hazardous substances so as to prevent contamination; to take account of the results of any relevant analyses carried out on samples taken from plants or other samples that have importance to human health; and to use plant protection products and biocides correctly, as required by the relevant legislation.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.