Minnesota Administrative Rules

4626.1735 8-201.14 CONTENTS OF HACCP PLAN.

A.

For a food establishment that is required in part 4626.1730, subpart 1, items A to D, to have a HACCP plan, the plan and specifications shall include:

(1)

a categorization of the types of potentially hazardous foods that are specified in the menu, including soups and sauces, salads, meat roasts or other bulk, solid foods, or other foods that are specified by the regulatory authority;

(2)

a flow diagram by specific food or category type identifying critical control points and providing information on the following:

(a)

ingredients, materials, and equipment used in the preparation of a food; and

(b)

formulations or recipes that delineate methods and procedural control measures that address the food safety concerns involved;

(3)

a statement of standard operating procedures for the plan under consideration including clearly identifying:

(a)

each critical control point;

(b)

the critical limits for each critical control point;

(c)

the method and frequency for monitoring and controlling each critical control point by the food employee designated by the person in charge;

(d)

the method and frequency for the person in charge to routinely verify that the food employee is following standard operating procedures and monitoring critical control points;

(e)

action to be taken by the person in charge if the critical limits for each critical control point are not met; and

(f)

records to be maintained by the person in charge to demonstrate that the HACCP plan is properly operated and managed; and

(4)

additional scientific data or other information, as required by the regulatory authority, supporting the determination that food safety is not compromised by the proposal.

B.

For a food establishment that is required in part 4626.1730, subpart 1, item E, to have a HACCP plan, the plan must be prepared as specified under part 4626.0420.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 31.101; 31.11; 144.05; 144.08; 144.12; 157.011

History:

23 SR 519

Published Electronically:

October 11, 2007