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The Juice HACCP regulation applies to processors, repackers, or importers of juice sold at wholesale (sold or distributed to other business entities) including: 

• 100% juice or juice concentrates (including persons using pasteurized or otherwise treated juice ingredients)
• Fruit or vegetable purees
• Non-Juice Beverage with a juice ingredient (e.g, lemonade using fresh squeezed lemon juice). NOTE: For beverages containing less than 100% juice, only the fresh juice ingredient is subject to HACCP principles
• Juice produced and sold within the same state as well as juice sold in interstate commerce
• Juice importers

The Juice HACCP regulation does NOT apply to: 

• Juice produced at a retail establishment and sold exclusively and directly to consumers (e.g., stores, roadside stands, farmers markets, juice bars, etc.)
• Juice beverages (<100% juice) using only treated (i.e., pasteurized) juice ingredients which were produced under juice HACCP principles (e.g., juice beverage produced from a pasteurized concentrate or lemonade produced from pasteurized lemon juice)
• Fruit or vegetable by-products (e.g., citrus oil)
• Juice ingredient used in the production of a non-beverage food (e.g., fruit flavored candy)
• Beverages using whole fruits or vegetables without juice extraction (e.g., smoothies)
• Warehousing or storage of the juice only (without processing)
• Harvesting, picking, or transporting raw agricultural ingredients of juice products without otherwise engaging in processing
• Juice used solely as a starting material for a fermented alcoholic product (Ex. wine or hard cider) in which the juice becomes an alcoholic beverage and is no longer recognizable as juice at the time processing is complete

Yes, staff time can be included but the funded position must meet the purposes and priority of the grant.

LCCMR funding supports this grant opportunity, so all expenses must follow the LCCMR guidelines and be approved by their staff. The guidance they have provided (below) includes salaried staff and payment for professional/technical services. Please review the Guidance on Allowable Expenses for the full details. The excerpt below was taken from this document.

Eligible Expenses (excerpt)

"Eligible expenses are those expenses solely incurred through project activities that are directly related to and necessary for producing the project outcomes described in the proposal. All proposed expenses must be specified in the proposal submitted. Please note that for non-state entities all funds are awarded on a reimbursement basis, unless otherwise authorized, and all eligible expenses will need to be documented. Eligible expenses may include:

a. Eligible expenditures incurred only after the effective date as approved by LCCMR.

b. Wages and expenses of salaried Recipient employees if specified, documented, and approved. For State Agencies: use of unclassified staff only OR request approval for the use of classified staff accompanied by an explanation of how the agency will backfill that part of the classified staff salary proposed to be paid for with these funds. This is subject to specific discussion and approval by LCCMR.

c. Fringe benefit expenses, such as FICA/Medicare, retirement, and health insurance of Recipient's employees, if specified.

d. Professional and technical services specified in the approved Work Plan that are rendered by individuals or organizations not a part of the Recipient;"

Beginning farmers must apply every year to confirm their eligibility. Asset owners must apply every year for 1-year leases and sales. If an asset owner is applying with a multi-year lease, they only need to apply every three years or sooner if the lease ends or is modified.