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Level of responsability

Pickers

Anyone who wishes to harvest mushrooms must first acquire the knowledge to correctly identify mushrooms and handle them according to recognized safety standards while preserving the resource and its environment. Anyone who wishes to commercially harvest mushrooms must enter into an agreement with a processing/packaging plant to which the mushrooms will be delivered. They fill in a harvest territory statement (that excludes areas that may contain products likely to adversely affect human health). Places prohibited for harvest.

Pickers :

  • Collect mushrooms in places they know are free of products that can adversely affect human health (pesticides, heavy metals, products from contaminated industrial sites, etc.);
  • Ensure accurate identification of the mushrooms they collect;
  • Handle and transport mushrooms to the processing or packaging plant in such a way as to preserve their quality and integrity, respecting safety standards for food products destined for human consumption.

Processing and packaging plants

Processing and packaging plants ensure, either prior to or at reception, that the picker:

  • has the knowledge to properly identify the mushrooms and handle them according to safety standards for food products;
  • certifies that the mushrooms are correctly identified;
  • possesses an operating permit issued by the MAPAQ;
  • has installations that comply with municipal regulations and MAPAQ standards regarding food safety;
  • possesses and maintains records ensuring traceability;
  • transports fresh mushrooms and processed products to different markets in such a way as to preserve their quality, integrity and traceability

Consult the selling your crops section to find processing and packaging plants in Mauricie.

Client distributors

Client distributors:

  • Ensure the processing or packaging plant has an operating permit issued by the MAPAQ and that the permit number appears on each label;
  • Ensure that all products are labeled and are labeled produit du Québec. If the products come from another province or are imported, they must bear the words emballé au Québec and respect other federal and provincial requirements for the labeling of products;
  • Purchase and market wild or specialty mushrooms that have already been packaged at a plant;
  • Ensure for fresh mushrooms that the cold chain is maintained at all stages of marketing and that mushrooms with dead or deteriorated flesh are promptly removed from stalls;
  • Ensure that fresh mushrooms are treated as fragile products with a short shelf life that can cause serious digestive problems if damaged;
  • Ensure that personnel handling these products have received adequate training.

Client users and processors

Client users and processors:

  • Purchase wild or speciality mushrooms from a processing or packaging plant with an operating permit issued by the MAPAQ;
  • Ensure that all products are labeled and are labeled produit du Québec or emballé au Québec if the products come from another province or are imported, and include the license number of the operation;
  • Ensure for fresh mushrooms that the cold chain is maintained from the packaging plant to end use and that the mushrooms are not damaged or expired.