Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4626, DESTROYING ORGANISMS, pt. 4626.0415

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 20, November 12, 2024

Part 4626.0415 - SPECIALIZED PROCESSING VARIANCE REQUIREMENTS.* 3-502.11

A food establishment must obtain a variance from the regulatory authority as specified in parts 4626.1690 to 4626.1700 before:

A. smoking food as a method of food preservation rather than as a method of flavor enhancement;_P2

B. curing food;_P2

C. using food additives or adding components, such as vinegar:

(1) as a method of food preservation rather than as a method of flavor enhancement;_P2 or

(2) to render a food so that it is not TCS;_P2

D. packaging TCS food using a reduced oxygen packaging method except where the growth of and toxin formation by Clostridium botulinum and the growth of Listeria monocytogenes are controlled as specified in part 4626.0420;_P2

E. operating a molluscan shellfish life-support system display tank used to store and display shellfish that are offered for human consumption;_P2

F. custom processing game animals that are for personal use as food and not for sale or service in a food establishment and not under USDA or "state equal to" inspections;_P2

G. sprouting seeds or beans;_P2 or

H. preparing food by any method that is not in compliance with this Code._P2

Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4626, DESTROYING ORGANISMS, pt. 4626.0415

23 SR 519

43 SR 295

Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101; 31.11; 144.05; 144.08; 144.12; 157.011