Issue View | Council III | 2018 Biennial Meeting

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MOFSC 2- Approval of Guidance Document for Mail Order Food Companies

Acceptance of the Mail Order Foods Safety Committee's guidance document entitled "Guidance Document for Mail Order Food Companies" and inclusion of the guidance document on the CFP website in a down-loadable PDF format.

This guidance document provides best practices and procedures for mail order food companies to implement in order to provide customers with safe food products. It contains best practices for transportation directly to a consumer of perishable products; proper packaging; temperature control during shipping, receiving, and storage; return of compromised and abused products; and other food safety related topics.

At the 2016 biennial meeting, Issue # 2016 III-037 charged the MOFSC with: "Developing a guidance document for food establishments that includes best practices for transportation directly to a consumer of perishable products, to include proper packaging; temperature control during shipping, receiving, and storage; return of compromised and abused products; and other food safety related topics."

In addition, Issue #2016 III-037 charged the MOFSC with: "Determining appropriate methods of sharing the committee's work, including but not limited to a letter be sent to FDA requesting that the Food Code, Annex 2 (References, Part 3-Supporting Documents) be amended by adding references to the new guidance document as well as any existing guidance documents that the committee recommends, and the posting of information on the CFP website."

1. acceptance of the committee generated draft guidance document entitled "Guidance Document for Mail Order Food Companies" (attached to Issue titled: Report- Mail Order Foods Safety Committee);
2. posting the guidance document on the CFP website in a down-loadable PDF format; and
3. authorizing the Conference to make any necessary edits prior to posting the document to assure consistency of format and non-technical content; edits will not affect the technical content of the document.