FDA Issues Supplement to the 2005 Food Code (for Retail Food Operations/Institutions)
The Food and Drug Administration has issued its Supplement to the 2005 Food Code to reflect the current science, emerging food safety issues, and imminent health hazards related to food safety. The Supplement addresses several recommendations made by the 2006 Conference for Food Protection (CFP) with which the FDA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agree.
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(The FDA describes the 2005 Food Code as a model food safety guideline for retail food operations and institutions. The next complete revision of the Food Code will be published in 2009. Until then, the FDA states that the Supplement provides a means of incorporating into the Food Code several changes with which there is substantial concurrence among the federal agencies and other stakeholders.)
Highlights of the Supplement's Changes to the 2005 Food Code
The following are highlights of some of the Supplement's changes to the 2005 Food Code (partial list):
Chapter 1: The Supplement amended 1-201.10 to revise paragraph (B) for the definition of Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food) subparagraph (2)(a) to add "cut tomatoes;"
Chapter 3: Under 3-501.16, the Supplement added a new paragraph (C) that is an allowance for holding potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) in specially designed dispensing equipment that maintain the safety of aseptically-packaged fluid foods when the equipment is manufactured and operated in conformance with the NSF/ANSI Standard No. 18 (CFP Issue 2006-III-018);
Annex 3: Chapter 1 Statement of Application and Listing of Terms: Under 1-201.10(B), the Supplement added language to describe how food establishments and food processing plants within the same premises of a food establishment can conduct business concurrently and the importance of operators being aware of the applicable regulations.
Obtaining the 2005 Food Code and Its Supplement
Both the Supplement and the 2005 Food Code are available Online (see links below). However, the 2005 Food Code can also be purchased for $59 by calling the National Technical Information Service at (703) 605-6000.
Supplement to the 2005 FDA Food Code (dated 10/05/07) available at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/dms/fc05-sup.htmlp1
2005 Food Code available at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/dms/fc05-toc.html
FDA Question and Answer document on the 2005 Food Code (dated 09/23/05) available at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/dms/fc05-qa.html