Conference for Food Protection

2020 Biennial Meeting

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Issue Number: Council III 005

Issue History

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Title

DTCDC #2 Approve/Post Guidance Document - DTC and TPD service food delivery

Issue you would like the Conference to consider

Acceptance of the Direct to Consumer Delivery Committee guidance document entitled "Guidance Document for Direct-to-Consumer and Third-Party Delivery Service Food Delivery" and inclusion of the guidance document on the CFP website in a downloadable PDF format.

Public Health Significance

This guidance document provides food safety best practices for managing or performing direct to consumer (DTC) or third-party delivery (TPD) services. This document includes parameters critical to preventive controls, mechanisms to assess risk, validation and verification practices, recommendations for proper packaging, temperature control, receiving and storage, physical and chemical contamination control, allergen control, general food safety information, and suggestion for return of compromised and abused products. The intent of the guide is primarily to provide best practices for preventing biological, physical and chemical contamination as well as the growth of harmful bacteria and/or the formation of toxins within the food being transported.

At the 2018 biennial meeting Issue # 2018-III-006 charged the Direct to Consumer Delivery Committee to "Revise the Guidance Document for Mail Order Food Companies that includes recommended 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. Current guidance document to be revised to include food safety training for the TPDS entities, and information on all food delivery practices from food production, distribution, or retail food service facilities."

Issue # 2018-III-006 also charged the committee to "Determine appropriate methods of sharing the committee's work, including but not limited to a recommendation that 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."

Recommended Solution: The Conference recommends...

The Conference recommends:

  1. Acceptance of the committee generated draft guidance document entitled "Guidance Document for Direct-to-Consumer and Third-Party Delivery Service Food Delivery". (See document attached to Issue titled: Report of the Direct to Consumer Delivery 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.

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