Produce

Produce may be packaged for transport or sale. Excessive unnecessary packaging of produce is overpackaging. In parts of the world, including the U.S. and Europe, loose pieces of produce, such as apples, may be individually marked with small stickers bearing price look-up codes. These four- or five-digit codes are a standardized system intended to aid checkout and inventory control at places where produce is sold. 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|Wooden 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 == Bacterial contamination ==

Raw sprouts are among the produce most at risk of bacterial infection. Rinsing is an effective way to reduce the bacteria count on produce, reducing it to about 10 percent of its previous level. Wastewater used on vegetables can be a source of contamination, due to contamination with fecal matter, salmonella or other bacteria. 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. ==See also==