§ 12603 Produce Hold Order Compliance

• •Hold‑ordered produce must stay put until the director gives instructions.
• •The owner or the person holding the produce can still inspect it.
• •A small sample can be taken for evidence, but only while a director‑chosen person watches.

A grocery store gets a notice that a batch of apples might be unsafe, so they have to keep those apples on the shelf and not move them to another part of the store.

The store must leave the apples where they are until the director tells them otherwise, but they can still look at the apples or take a small piece for testing while a director‑appointed person watches.