[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 9, Volume 2]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 9CFR416.12]



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                  TITLE 9--ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS

 

     CHAPTER III--FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 

                               AGRICULTURE

 

PART 416_SANITATION--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 416.12  Development of Sanitation SOP's.



    (a) The Sanitation SOP's shall describe all procedures an official 

establishment will conduct daily, before and during operations, 

sufficient to prevent direct contamination or adulteration of 

product(s).

    (b) The Sanitation SOP's shall be signed and dated by the individual 

with overall authority on-site or a higher level official of the 

establishment. This signature shall signify that the establishment will 

implement the Sanitation SOP's as specified and will maintain the 

Sanitation SOP's in accordance with the requirements of this part. The 

Sanitation SOP's shall be signed and dated upon initially implementing 

the Sanitation SOP's and upon any modification to the Sanitation SOP's.

    (c) Procedures in the Sanitation SOP's that are to be conducted 

prior to operations shall be identified as such, and shall address, at a 

minimum, the cleaning of food contact surfaces of facilities, equipment, 

and utensils.

    (d) The Sanitation SOP's shall specify the frequency with which each 

procedure in the Sanitation SOP's is to be conducted and identify the 

establishment employee(s) responsible for the implementation and 

maintenance of such procedure(s).