Description
This guidance represents the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) current thinking on this topic. It does not create or confer any rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if the approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.
Scope & Applicability
Stakeholders
4persons who have possession, custody, or control of an article of food in the U.S. for the sole purpose of transporting
Entities receiving food shipments
Motor vehicle or rail vehicle operators engaged in food transport
Entities engaged in food transport required to follow sanitary practices
Regulatory Context
Attributes
1Preventive control for food safety during transport
Identified Hazards
Hazards
5biological hazard in dried milk powder; Microbiological hazard in pet treats; hazard in animal-derived protein ingredients; biological hazard requiring control in turmeric
Causative agent requiring inactivation controls
Safety hazard identified during transportation and storage
Result of consumer misuse or non-food container feedstock
Potential for contamination of covered produce; Known or reasonably foreseeable hazards in water
Related CFR Sections (7)
- 21CFR118.4§ 118.4 Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) prevention measures.
You must follow the SE prevention measures set forth in this section. In addition, you must have and implement a written SE prevention plan that is specific to each farm where you produce eggs and that includes, at a minimum, the following SE prevention measures:Read full regulation →
- 21CFR589.2001§ 589.2001 Cattle materials prohibited in animal food or feed to prevent the transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to prohibit the use of certain cattle origin materials in the food or feed of all animals to further reduce the risk of the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) within the United States.Read full regulation →
- 21CFR1.352§ 1.352 What information must transporters establish and maintain?
If you are a transporter, you must establish and maintain the following records for each food you transport in the United States. You may fulfill this requirement by either:Read full regulation →
- 21CFR120.24§ 120.24 Process controls.
(a) In order to meet the requirements of subpart A of this part , processors of juice products shall include in their Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plans control measures that will consistently produce, at a minimum, a 5 log ( i.e., 10 5 ) reduction, for a period at least as lonRead full regulation →
- 21CFR589.2000§ 589.2000 Animal proteins prohibited in ruminant feed.
(a) Definitions —Read full regulation →
- 21CFR110.93§ 110.93 Warehousing and distribution.
Storage and transportation of finished food shall be under conditions that will protect food against physical, chemical, and microbial contamination as well as against deterioration of the food and the container.Read full regulation →
- 21CFR225.65§ 225.65 Equipment cleanout procedures.
(a) Adequate cleanout procedures for all equipment used in the manufacture and distribution of medicated feeds are essential to maintain proper drug potency and avoid unsafe contamination of feeds with drugs. Such procedures may consist of cleaning by physical means, e.g., vacuuming, sweeping, washiRead full regulation →
See Also (8)
- Small Entity Compliance Guide: Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Transportation, and Storage (Status: Final)
- Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding the Final Rule, Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation (Status: Final)
- Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding Establishment and Maintenance of Records By Persons Who Manufacture, Process, Pack, Transport, Distribute, Receive, Hold, or Import Food (Edition 5) (Status: Final)
- Guidance for Industry: Bulk Transport of Juice Concentrates and Certain Shelf-Stable Juices (Status: Final)
- Guidance for Industry: Juice Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Hazards and Controls Guidance, First Edition (Status: Final)
- CVM GFI #68 Small Entities Compliance Guide for Protein Blenders, Feed Manufacturers, and Distributors (Status: Final)
- CVM GFI #76 Questions and Answers BSE Feed Regulations (Status: Final)
- Content and Review of Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) Information for Human Somatic Cell Therapy Investigational New Drug Applications (INDs): Guidance for FDA Reviewers and Sponsors (Status: Final)