Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 200-299 - Environmental Protection - Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System › Chapter NR 225 - Canned And Preserved Fruits And Vegetables › Section NR 225.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The following definitions are applicable to terms used in
				  this chapter. Definitions of other terms and meanings of abbreviations are set
				  forth in ch. NR 205.
(1) "Large" means
				a point source that processes a total annual raw material production of fruits,
				vegetables, specialties and other products that exceeds 9,080 kkg (10,000 tons)
				per year.
(2) "Medium" means a
				point source that processes a total annual raw material production of fruits,
				vegetables, specialties and other products that is between 1,816 kkg (2,000
				tons) per year and 9,080 kkg (10,000 tons) per year.
(3) "Daily maximum limitation" means the
				maximum quantity of suspended solids or of BOD which may be discharged in any
				one day.
(4) "Daily average
				limitation" means the maximum daily average quantity of suspended solids or of
				BOD which may be discharged in a 30 day period.
(5) "Annual limitation" means the maximum
				quantity of suspended solids or of BOD which may be discharged for the entire
				processing season or calendar year.
(6) "Added ingredients" means the prepared
				sauces (prepared from items such as dairy products, starches, sugar, tomato
				sauce and concentrate, spices, and other related pre-processed ingredients)
				which are added during the canning and freezing of fruits and
				vegetables.
(7) "Apricots" means
				the processing of apricots into the following product styles: canned and
				frozen, pitted and unpitted, peeled and unpeeled, whole, halves, slices,
				nectar, and concentrate.
(8) "Baby
				food" means the processing of canned fresh fruits and vegetables, meats, eggs,
				fruit juices, cereal, formulated entrees, desserts and snacks using fresh,
				pre-processed, or any combination of these and other food ingredients necessary
				for the production of infant foods.
(9) "Beets" means the processing of beets
				into the following product styles: canned and peeled, whole, sliced, diced,
				French style, sections, irregular, and other cuts but not dehydrated
				beets.
(10) "Broccoli" means the
				processing of broccoli into the following product styles: frozen, chopped,
				spears, and miscellaneous cuts.
(11) "Caneberries" means the processing of
				the following berries: canned and frozen blackberries, blueberries,
				boysenberries, currants, gooseberries, loganberries, ollalieberries,
				raspberries, and any other similar cane or bushberry but not strawberries or
				cranberries.
(12) "Canned onions"
				means the processing of onions into the following product styles: canned,
				frozen, and fried (canned), peeled, whole, sliced, and any other piece size but
				not including frozen, battered onion rings or dehydrated onions.
(13) "Carrots" means the processing of
				carrots into the following product styles: canned and frozen, peeled, whole,
				sliced, diced, nuggets, crinkle cut, julienne, shoestrings, chunks, chips and
				other irregular cuts, and juices but not dehydrated carrots.
(14) "Cherries, brined" means the processing
				of all varieties of cherries into the following product styles: canned, bottled
				and bulk, sweet and sour, pitted and unpitted, bleached, sweetened, colored and
				flavored, whole, halved and chopped.
(15) "Cherries, sour" means the processing of
				all sour varieties of cherries into the following product styles: frozen and
				canned, pitted and unpitted, whole, halves, juice, and concentrate.
(16) "Cherries, sweet" means the processing
				of all varieties of sweet cherries into the following product styles: frozen
				and canned, pitted and unpitted, whole, halves, juice and
				concentrate.
(17) "Chips, corn"
				means the processing of fried corn, made by soaking, rinsing, milling and
				extruding into a fryer without toasting. In terms of finished corn chips, 1 kg
				(lb) of finished product is equivalent to 0.9 kg (lb) of raw
				material.
(18) "Chips, potato"
				means the processing of fried chips, made from fresh or stored white potatoes,
				all varieties. In terms of finished potato chips, 1 kg (lb) of finished product
				is equivalent to 4 kg (lb) of raw material.
(19) "Chips, tortilla" means the processing
				of fried corn, made by soaking, rinsing, milling, rolling into sheets, toasting
				and frying. In terms of finished tortilla chips, 1 kg (lb) of finished product
				is equivalent to 0.9 kg (lb) of raw material.
(20) "Corn, canned" means the processing of
				corn into the following product styles: canned, yellow and white, whole kernel,
				cream style, and on-the-cob.
(21)
				"Corn, frozen" means the processing of corn into the following product styles:
				frozen, yellow and white, whole kernel and whole cob.
(22) "Cranberries" means the processing of
				cranberries into the following product styles: canned, bottled, and frozen,
				whole, sauce, jelly, juice and concentrate.
(23) "Dehydrated onions and garlic" means the
				processing of dehydrated onions and garlic into the following product styles:
				air, vacuum, and freeze dried, all varieties, diced, strips, and other piece
				sizes ranging from large sliced to powder but not including green onions,
				chives, or leeks.
(24) "Dehydrated
				vegetables" means the processing of dehydrated vegetables in the following
				product styles: air, vacuum and freeze dried, blanched and unblanched, peeled
				and unpeeled, beets, bell peppers, cabbage, carrots, celery, chili pepper,
				horseradish, turnips, parsnips, parsley, asparagus, tomatoes, green beans,
				corn, spinach, green onion tops, chives, leeks, whole, diced, and any other
				piece size ranging from sliced to powder.
(25) "Dried fruit" means the processing of
				various fruits into the following product styles: air, vacuum, and freeze
				dried, pitted and unpitted, blanched and unblanched, whole, halves, slices and
				other similar styles of apples, apricots, figs, peaches, pears, prunes, canned
				extracted prune juice and pulp from rehydrated and cooked dehydrated prunes;
				but not including dates or raisins.
(26) "Dry beans" means the production of
				canned pinto, kidney, navy, great northern, red, pink or related type, with and
				without formulated sauces, meats and gravies.
(27) "Ethnic foods" means the production of
				canned and frozen Chinese and Mexican specialties utilizing fresh and
				pre-processed bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, celery, cactus,
				tomatoes, and other similar vegetables necessary for the production of the
				various characteristic product styles.
(28) "Grape juice canning" means the
				processing of grape juice into the following products and product styles:
				canned and frozen, fresh and stored, natural grape juice for the manufacture of
				juices, drinks, concentrates, jams, jellies, and other related finished
				products but not wine or other spirits. In terms of raw material processed
				1,000 kg (1,000 lb) of grapes is equivalent to 834 liters (100 gallons) of
				grape juice.
(29) "Grape pressing"
				means the washing and subsequent handling including pressing, heating, and
				filtration of natural juice from all varieties of grapes for the purpose of
				manufacturing juice, drink, concentrate, and jelly but not wine or other
				spirits. In terms of raw material processed 1,000 kg (1,000 lb) of grapes are
				equivalent to 834 liters (100 gallons) of grape juice.
(30) "Jams and jellies" means the production
				of jams, jellies and preserves defined as follows: the combination of fruit and
				fruit concentrate, sugar, pectin, and other additives in an acidic medium
				resulting in a gelatinized and thickened finished product.
(31) "Lima beans" means the processing of
				lima beans into the following product styles: canned and frozen, green and
				white, all varieties and sizes.
(32) "Mayonnaise and salad dressing" means
				the emulsified and nonemulsified semi-solid food prepared from the combining of
				edible vegetable oil with acidifying, and egg yolk containing ingredients, or
				gum and starch combinations to which certain colorings, spices, and flavorings
				have been added.
(33) "Mushrooms"
				means the processing of mushrooms into the following product styles: canned,
				frozen, dehydrated, all varieties, shapes and sizes.
(34) "Olives" means the processing of olives
				into the following product styles: canned, all varieties, fresh and stored,
				green ripe, black ripe, spanish, sicilian, and any other styles to which
				spices, acids, and flavorings may have been added.
(35) "Peaches" means the processing of
				peaches into the following product styles: canned or frozen, all varieties,
				peeled, pitted and unpitted, whole, halves, sliced, diced, and any other cuts,
				nectar, and concentrate but not dehydrated.
(36) "Pears" means the processing of pears
				into the following product styles: canned, peeled, halved, sliced, diced, and
				any other cuts, nectar and concentrate but not dehydrated.
(37) "Peas" means the processing of peas into
				the following product styles: canned and frozen, all varieties and sizes,
				whole.
(38) "Pickles, fresh" means
				the processing of fresh cucumbers and other vegetables, all varieties, all
				sizes from whole to relish, all styles, cured after packing.
(39) "Pickles, processed" means the
				processing of pickles, cucumbers, and other vegetables, all varieties, sizes,
				and types, made after fermentation and storage.
(40) "Pickles, salt stations" means the
				handling and subsequent preserving of cucumbers and other vegetables at salting
				stations or tank yards by salt and other chemical additions necessary to
				achieve proper fermentation for the packing of processed pickle products, and
				subsequent tank soaking.
(41)
				"Pineapples" means the processing of pineapple into the following product
				styles: canned, peeled, sliced, chunk, tidbit, diced, crushed, and any other
				related piece size, juice and concentrate. It also specifically includes the
				on-site production of by-products such as alcohol, sugar or animal
				feed.
(42) "Plums" means the
				processing of plums into the following product styles: canned and frozen,
				pitted and unpitted, peeled and unpeeled, blanched, and unblanched, whole,
				halved, and other piece size.
(43)
				"Potatoes" means:
(a) The processing of sweet
				potatoes into the following product styles: canned, peeled, solid, syrup, and
				vacuum packed; and
(b) The
				processing of white potatoes into the following product styles: canned, peeled,
				white, all varieties, whole and sliced.