Iowa Admin. Code r. 481-34.9

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 481-34.9 - Maintenance of records by licensee

(1) An establishment shall maintain standardized recipes for each homemade food item.

(2) An establishment shall maintain production or batch records, including, at a minimum, product name, date of production, and date of packaging, with the exception of made-to-order food.

(3) An establishment shall maintain records of foods received as ingredients, including, at a minimum, the name and address of the supplier, name of the ingredient, and date received. A receipt of purchase is a sufficient record if it contains all of the required information.

(4) An establishment shall maintain distribution records of all homemade food items that are distributed for resale, including the product name, the name and address of the business where the homemade food items were distributed, the date distributed, the quantity distributed, and the date the homemade food item was produced.

(5) An establishment not served by a public water system shall maintain records of annual water tests.

(6) An establishment, if it produces homemade food items that require food safety parameters to be monitored throughout production, such as temperature, pH, or (a_w), shall use testing instruments as directed by the manufacturer and calibrated for accuracy according to the manufacturer's instructions. Monitoring results shall be documented as part of the batch record.

(7) An establishment shall maintain all required records for a minimum of six months. All required records shall be made available for official review or copying upon request by the regulatory authority.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 481-34.9

Adopted by IAB October 5, 2022/Volume XLV, Number 7, effective 11/9/2022

Adopted by IAB April 17, 2024/Volume XLVI, Number 21, effective 5/22/2024