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French Fries OK'd as Fresh Vegetable

  • June 15, 2004

Batter-coated french fries are a fresh vegetable, according to the Agriculture Department, which has a federal judge's ruling to back it up. The classification applies only to rules of commerce, not nutrition, but nonetheless the ruling allowed batter-coated french fries to be considered fresh vegetables under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. Most other frozen fries had been on the list since 1996. Regulations under the law are meant to assure buyers of commodities such as...