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2025

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2014

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001 Report - Plan Review Committee (PRC) Liza Frias, Co-Chair

002 PRC-2 2014 Guidance for Permanent Outdoor Cooking and Mobile Food Est. Catherine Cummins, Co-Chair

003 Re-create - Plan Review Committee (PRC) Catherine Cummins, Co-Chair

004 Review and clarify Food Establishment Plan Review guidance documents Frank O'Sullivan, REHS

005 Report - Wild Harvested Mushroom (WHM) Committee Dave Martin, Co-Chair

006 WHM 2 - Model Wild Harvested Mushroom Food Code Language for Annex 3 Dave Martin, Co-Chair

007 WHM 3 - Wild Harvested Mushroom Identifier Course Learning Objectives Lorinda Lhotka, Co-Chair

008 Amendments to Wild Harvested Mushroom language in Annex 3 Section 3-201.16. David Rust, President

009 Report - Beef Grinding Log Template Committee Rick Barney, Co-Chair

010 Beef Grinding Log Template Committee 2 - Guidance Document Rick Barney, Co-Chair

011 Beef Grinding Log Template Committee 3 - Rulemaking Consideration Rick Barney, Co-Chair

012 Report-Meat and Poultry Processing at Retail Food Establishments Committee Joel Ortiz, Co-Chair

013 Re-create and Re-name Meat and Poultry HACCP Committee Brian A Nummer, PhD., Co-Chair

014 Update Section 8-201.14 to better agree with NACMCF HACCP definitions Brian A Nummer

015 Create Transportation Committee Meryl Silverman

016 Amend Food Code Annex - Adding FSIS Allergen Compliance Guidelines Scott Seys

017 Amend Food Code - Expanding Food Allergen Separation Scott Seys

018 Amend Food Code - Prevention of Food Allergen Cross-Contact Scott Seys

019 Unattended Food Establishments A. Scott Gilliam

020 Duties of PIC- Hot and Cold Holding Monitoring Rebecca Krzyzanowski

021 Sore Throat with Fever Rebecca Krzyzanowski

022 Addition of whole raw fish and raw crustacean shellfish to Section 3-306.11 Hilary Thesmar, PhD, RD, CFS

023 Raw Animal Foods- Consumer Advisory Rebecca Krzyzanowski

024 Consumer Advisory - Addition of Dairy Sarah Klein

025 Consumer Advisory - Amend Section 3-603.11 Sarah Klein

026 Automatic Ice Vending Machines Thomas Johnson

027 Ice produced and bulk packaged on-site for resale Thomas Johnson

028 Automatic Vending Machines Thomas Johnson

029 Food Contact Surface Cleaning and Sanitizing Frequency Thomas Johnson

030 Equipment and Utensil Cleaning Agent, Availability Rebecca Krzyzanowski

031 Equipment and Utensil Sanitizer, Availability Rebecca Krzyzanowski

032 Imminent Health Hazard - Modify the definition and enforcement action Jill Hollingsworth, DVM

033 Expansion of Scheduled Inspections Jim Mann

034 Priority Designations: Clear Understandable Language Colleen Paulus, Section Manager

035 Food Recovery Programs Guidance Document Mitzi D. Baum

001 Report-Certification of Food Safety Regulation Professionals (CFSRP) Susan Kendrick, Co-Chair

002 Re-create - Certification of Food Safety Regulation Professional Workgroup Susan Kendrick, Co-Chair

003 Align Competency of Inspectors (8-402.10) with Standard 2 Chris Gordon

004 Report - Program Standards Committee David Lawrence, Committee Chair

005 Re-create Program Standards Committee David Lawrence, Committee Chair

006 Inclusion of Inspection Result Posting in the Food Code Sarah Klein

007 Report - Standardized Data Collection/Electronic Reporting of Inspections Ann Marie McNamara, Ph.D. & Sheri Morris, Co-Chairs

008 SDCERC 4 - Posting IT Subcommittee Report to CFP Website Ann Marie McNamara, Ph.D. & Sheri Morris, Co-Chairs

009 SDCERC 2 - Public Website Posting of Inspection Reports Ann Marie McNamara, Ph.D. and Sheri Morris

010 SDCERC 3 - Continued Data Collection to Determine Public Health Scoring Ann Marie McNamara, Ph.D. and Sheri Morris

011 Employee Food Safety Training Committee Hal King

012 Report - Food Protection Managers Certification Committee (FPMCC) Jeff Hawley, Chair

013 FPMCC 3- Bylaw Revisions Jeff Hawley, Chair

014 FPMCC 2 - CFP Standards Revisions Jeff Hawley, Chair

015 FPMCC 4- ISO/IEC 17024-2012 as an Option to CFP Standards Jeff Hawley, Chair

016 Amend 2013 Food Code Section 2-102.11 and delete 2-102-20 Colleen Paulus, Section Manager

017 Program Standards Proposed Changes 2-CFP Governing Documents David Lawrence, Committee Chair

018 Report - Constitution, Bylaws and Procedures (CBP) Committee Lee M. Cornman, Chair

019 CBP 2 - Scope of Executive Board Regarding Policies and Procedures Lee M Cornman, Chair

020 CBP 4 - Clarification of Committee Member Removal for Non-Participation Lee M. Cornman, Chair

021 CBP 3 - Clarification of Committee Charges During Biennial Period Lee M. Cornman, Chair

022 CBP 6 - Committee and Issue Documents Lee M. Cornman, Chair

023 CBP 7 - Issue Placeholder Policy Lee M. Cornman, Chair

024 CBP 5 - Board Responsibility Regarding Extracted "No Action" Issues Lee M. Cornman, Chair

025 Report: Interdisciplinary Foodborne Illness Training Committee (IFITC) James Steele

026 Re-create - Interdisciplinary Foodborne Illness Training Committee (IFITC) James Steele, Co-chair

027 Executive Board Review of Committee Documents Deemed Worthy of Publication David McSwane, Executive Director

001 Report - Emergency Action Plan (EAP) Committee Dale Yamnik, Co-Chair

002 EAP 2 - Emergency Action Plan for Retail Food Establishments Dale Yamnik, CoChair

003 EAP 3 - Time/Temperature Chart for Emergency Situations Dale Yamnik, Co-Chair

004 Report - Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) Committee CAPT Charles S. Otto, III, RS, USPHS, Co-Chair

005 TPHC 2 - Foods Starting at Room Temperature and Held Using TPHC CAPT Charles S. Otto, III, RS, USPHS, Co-Chair

006 TPHC 3 - Foods Needing More Research for Using TPHC CAPT Charles S. Otto, III, RS, USPHS, Co-Chair

007 Report - Listeria Retail Guidelines Committee Dale Grinstead, Chair

008 Re-Create - Listeria Retail Guidelines Committee Dale Grinstead, Chair

009 Report - Hand Hygiene Committee (HHC) Michéle Samarya-Timm, Co-Chair

010 HHC-3 Recommended Foodservice Glove Language Changes to the Food Code Michéle Samarya-Timm, Co-Chair

011 Re-create - Hand Hygiene Committee (HHC) Michéle Samarya-Timm, Co-Chair

012 Establish a Standard for Handwashing Effectiveness Jim Mann

013 Establish Foundational Hand Hygiene Definitions Jim Mann

014 Amend the water temperature requirement of handwashing sinks Hilary Thesmar, PhD, RD, CFS

015 Lower Handwash Water Temperature Minimum Jim Mann

016 Hand Drying With Disposable Paper Toweling Jim Mann

017 Hand Cleanse-Sanitize Protocol Not Requiring Running Water Jim Mann

018 Clarify hand washing requirement when donning gloves Christopher Melchert

019 Clarify hand washing requirement switching from raw to ready-to-eat foods Christopher Melchert

020 Double Barrier Gloving Exception Jim Mann

021 Reduced Minimum Temperature for Microwave Steam Cooking of Seafood John J. Specchio, Ph.D. & Yanyan Li, Ph.D.

022 When partial cooking is actually incubation Brian A. Nummer, PhD

023 Amend Food Code - Consistency with FSIS Cooking Temperatures Kristina Barlow

024 Create Committee for Raw and Undercooked Meat and Poultry Products Jennifer Webb

025 Create Committee for Safe Cooking and Preparation of Rotisserie Chicken Kristina Barlow

026 Potable Ice Thomas Johnson

027 Chemicals for Treating Fruits and Vegetables Dan Dahlman

028 Salmonella as a reportable illness (as opposed to Salmonella Typhi and NTS) Hilary Thesmar, PhD, RD, CFS

029 Seasoned Cast Iron Trecia Johnson

030 Designating certain cheeses non-time/temperature control for safety foods Jacqueline Owens

2012

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001 Report - Plan Review Committee Liza Frias, Committee Chair

002 Temporary Food Establishments 2011 Final Document Liza Frias, Committee Chair

003 Re-Create Plan Review Committee Liza Frias, Committee Chair

004 Change definition of PHF/TCS to TCS Chris Gordon

005 Sore throat with fever Sean Dunleavy

006 Report-Wild Harvested Mushroom Committee Chris Gordon, Co-Chair

007 Redefine "approved mushroom identification expert" in Food Code § 3-201.16 Lisa Roy, Co-Chair

008 Resources and Criteria to Select Wild Mushroom Species Lisa Roy, Co-Chair

009 Wild Harvested Mushroom Record-Keeping and Traceability Chris Gordon, Co-Chair

010 Wild Harvested Mushroom Curriculum Lisa Roy, Co-Chair

011 Wild Harvested Mushroom Exam Lisa Roy, Co-Chair

012 Re-create Wild Harvested Mushroom Committee Chris Gordon, Co-Chair

013 HACCP-based Guidance for Meat and Poultry Processing at Retail John Hicks

014 Beef Grinding Log Template for Retail Establishments Jennifer Webb

015 Addition to Original Containers and Records Section in the FDA Food Code, Sarah Klein

016 Addition to Duties: Person in Charge Section 2-103.11 of FDA Food Code Sarah Klein

017 Use of Consumer Advisory for Non-Continuous Cooking David Martin

018 Report - Recall Evaluation Committee Greg Pallaske, Co-Chair

019 Uniform Food Recall System Greg Pallaske, Co-Chair

020 Recall Definitions and Decision Tree Greg Pallaske, Co-Chair

021 New Recall Notification Section of the FDA Food Code (Section 3-603.12) Sarah Klein

022 New Recordkeeping Section of the FDA Food Code (Section 3-603.13) Sarah Klein

023 Shellstock Record Keeping Ken B. Moore

024 Food Code Date Marking Provision(s) For Raw, Live In-shell SHELLSTOCK Mark S. Ohlmann, CP-FS

025 Addition to Consumer Advisory, Section 3-603.11 of the Model Food Code Sarah Klein

026 Hand Antiseptics Dan Dahlman

027 Use of Galvanized Metal with Acidic Foods Ronald Tobler

028 Chemicals for Washing Fruits and Vegetables Erin Mertz

029 Testing for Hot Water Sanitizing James Mack, REHS

030 Food Equipment Certification Ron Coiner

031 Modify FDA Food Code §3-304.11 to include linens and napkins Chris Gordon

032 Allowance for a Direct Drain Connection in Warewashing Equipment Adam Inman

033 Temp Measuring Device for Warewashing Machines w/Hot Water SANITIZING rinse Jessica A. Fletcher

034 The 2009 FDA Food Code Introduced New Confusing Terms Chuck Catlin

035 Updating of the Food Establishment Inspection Report DeBrena D. Hilton, MPH

036 Designation of Water Temperature at Handwashing Sinks as a Core Item Thomas Ford

037 Designation of Manual Warewashing Wash Solution Temperature as a Core Item Terry Levee

038 Amendments to Public Information and Public Posting Sarah Klein

039 Addition to Section 8-4 Inspection and Correction of Violations Sarah Klein

040 Packaged Food Labeling Clarification Catherine Adams Hutt

041 Reuse-Refill of Multi-use Tableware (To go containers) Melissa Vaccaro

042 Creation of Distribution and Storage, Transportation and Delivery Committee Francis "Frank" Ferko

043 Cottage Industry/Direct Producer to Consumer Sales Mark Speltz

001 Report - Constitution and Bylaws/Procedures Committee Lee M. Cornman, Chair

002 Statement of Neutrality for Council Chair / Council Vice-Chair Lee M. Cornman, Chair

003 Clarification of terminology in Conference governing documents Lee M. Cornman, Chair

004 Merger and Conformance of CFP Governing Documents Lee M. Cornman, Chair

005 Definitions for Conference Constituencies Lee M. Cornman, Chair

006 Council Committee Size and Constituency Lee M. Cornman, Chair

007 Limit Hand Hygiene Committee Size Mark Sampson, Co-Chair

008 Report - Issue Committee Aggie Hale, Issue Co-Chair

009 Procedures for Conference Issues - New Wording Aggie Hale, Issue Co-Chair

010 Report- Interdisciplinary Foodborne Illness Training Committee Anna Starobin, MD, CP-FS Co-Chair

011 Re-Create-Interdisciplinary Foodborne Illness Training Committee Anna Starobin, MD, CP-FS Co-Chair

012 Report - Food Protection Managers Certification Committee (FPMCC) Joyce Jensen, REHS, CP-FS, Committee Chair

013 Standards - Non-Substantive Revisions Joyce Jensen, REHS, CP-FS, Committee Chair

014 Standards - Strengthening Exam Security Joyce Jensen, REHS, CP-FS, Committee Chair

015 FPMCC Non-Substantive Bylaw Revisions Joyce Jensen, REHS, CP-FS, Committee Chair

016 FPMCC Substantive Bylaw Revisions Joyce Jensen, REHS, CP-FS, Committee Chair

017 FPMCC - New and Continuation Charges Joyce Jensen, REHS, CP-FS, Committee Chair

018 Report - Program Standards Committee Nicole Grisham, REHS, CP-FS, Committee Chair

019 Amendment to Standard 9 Program Assessment Nicole Grisham, REHS, CP-FS, Committee Chair

020 Standard No. 8 Assessment Workbook and Instruction Guide Nicole Grisham, REHS, CP-FS, Committee Chair

021 Re-create Program Standards Committee Nicole Grisham, REHS, CP-FS, Committee Chair

022 Administrative Procedures for Retail Food Program Standards Glenda R. Lewis

023 Report - CFSRP Part A - Certification of Food Safety Regulation Prof. Susan Kendrick, Co-Chair

024 Report - CFSRP Part B - Uniform Inspection Program Audit Pilot Project Susan Kendrick, Co-Chair

025 Recommendations from Uniform Inspection Program Audit Pilot Project Susan Kendrick, Co-Chair

026 Re-create Certification of Food Safety Regulation Professionals Work Group Susan Kendrick, Co-Chair

027 Recommendations for Promoting the Field Training Manual Susan Kendrick, Co-Chair

028 CIFOR Foodborne Illness Outbreak Response Guidelines for Industry Ron Grimes, RS, MPH, DAAS

029 CIFOR Foodborne Illness Response Guidelines for the Food Industry Catherine Adams Hutt

030 Transition of the CFP Standard to the ISO/IEC 17024 Standard Cynthia D. Woodley

031 Adoption of ISO/IEC 17024 Standard for Personnel Certification Programs Cynthia D. Woodley

032 Inspection Form Scoring Committee Jeffrey C. Lineberry, Executive Director

033 Electronic Reporting for Health Inspections Joan McGlockton

034 Harmonized Food Code and Electronic Reporting for Health Inspections Ann Marie McNamara, Ph.D.

035 Standardized Data Collection and Electronic Reporting of Inspections Jennifer Tong

036 Risk-Based Inspection Form-Marking Sean Dunleavy

037 HACCP Training Sean Dunleavy

038 Support and Funding for Consumer Participation at the CFP Sarah Klein

001 Report - Hand Hygiene Committee Katherine M.J. Swanson, Co-Chair

002 Disseminate the Outcome of 2010-2012 Hand Hygiene Committee Katherine M.J. Swanson, Co-Chair

003 Clarification of Section 3-301.11(D) Preventing Contamination from Hands. Cynthia Walker, MS, RS

004 Double glove use or glove changing in relation to handwashing Maria DeLaruelle, Sanitarian

005 Clarify when handwashing is required before donning/changing gloves Terry Levee

006 Re-create - Hand Hygiene Committee Katherine M.J. Swanson, Co-Chair

007 Rationale for 100 degree F. hot water at hand sink. Dale Yamnik, REHS, CP-FS

008 Addressing Nontyphoidal Salmonella in the FDA Food Code Carol A. Selman, MPH

009 Report - ROP Committee (ROP 1) Brian Nummer, Chair

010 ROP 2: Definitions for Reduced Oxygen Packaging Brian Nummer Chair, Reduced Oxygen Packaging Committee

011 ROP 3: Sous Vide - Cook Chill Time and Temperature Control Brian A. Nummer, Ph.D., Chair

012 ROP 4: Sous Vide and Cook Chill, pH and Temperature Control Brian A. Nummer, Ph.D., Chair

013 ROP 5: Requirement to submit HACCP plan to regulatory authority Brian A. Nummer, Ph.D., Chair

014 ROP 6: Updates to 2009 Food Code Annexes 2 and 3 Brian Nummer, Ph.D., Chair

015 Improving Ground Beef Food Safety in Restaurants and Food Service Jay B. Wenther, Ph.D.

016 Separation of Non-Intact Meats from Whole-Muscle Cuts of the Same Type Adam Inman

017 Thawing Vacuum Packaged Frozen Fish Sean Dunleavy

018 Harmonize Time/Temperature Charts in Food Code with FSIS Guidance Kristi Barlow

019 Final cooking temperature requirement for non-continuous cooking David Martin

020 Reduced Minimum Temperature for Microwave Steam Cooking of Seafood John J. Specchio, Ph.D.

021 Determining the Disposition of Refrigerated PHF (TCS food) above 5°C (41°F) Jill Hollingsworth, DVM

022 Revision of the 2006 CFP Listeria Retail Guidelines Kristina Barlow

023 Amend FDA Food Code Section 3-403-11(C) John Marcy

024 Cleaning of Food Contact Surfaces between Raw Animal Foods Adam Inman

025 Dual-step hand cleanse-sanitize protocol without water Jim Mann

026 Expanded Use of Time Only as a Public Health Control Catherine Adams Hutt

027 Food Guards Thomas Johnson

028 Acrylamide Management in Retail Preparation of Processed Potato Products Donna Garren, Ph.D.

029 Public Release of Food Allergy Resource Document Nona Narvaez

030 Allergen Committee - Importance of Allergen Guidance to CFP Members Jeffrey C. Lineberry, Executive Director

2010

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001 Report - TCS Implementation Committee

002 Report - Plan Review Committee

003 Addition to Section 8-4 Inspection and Correction of Violations

004 Inclusion of Inspection Result Posting in the Model Food Code

005 Consumer Advisory for pinned/injected/tenderized meats: Food Code 3-603.11

006 Grocery Seafood Advisory for Women of Childbearing Age and Children

007 Addition to Section 3-603.11 of the Model Food Code, Consumer Advisory.

008 Wild Harvested Mushrooms

009 New Recall Notification Section of the Model Food Code, Section 3-603.12.

010 USFDA Recall Policy Revision

011 Signage Requirement on Reporting of Employee Health Conditions

012 Employee Written Agreement for Employee Health Reporting

013 Jewelry Prohibition

014 Report - Criticality Implementation and Education Committee

015 Criticality Implementation&Education Committee- Criticality Training Slides

016 Criticality Implementation&Education Committee - Frequently Asked Questions

017 Criticality Implementation&Education Comm. -Timely Correction of Violations

018 Effective Risk Communication for Process HACCP

019 4-501.114-Manual and Mechanical Warewashing Equipment Chemical Sanitation

020 American National Standards for Food Equipment - Clarification of Food Code

021 3-304.14 Wiping Cloths, Use Limitation

022 Key Drop

023 Proper Identification of Seafood Species

024 Management Responsibility Code Section 2-101.11

025 Addition to S. 2-103.11 of the Model Food Code, Duties: Person in Charge

026 Mandatory Food Protection Manager Certification for Persons in Charge

001 Report - NVEAIS Committee

002 Amend "Outcome" section of Program Standard No. 5

003 Report and Re-creation - Interdisciplinary FBI Committee

004 Report - Inspection Form Scoring Committee

005 Re-create - Inspection Form Scoring Committee

006 Report - Electronic Reporting Committee

007 Re-create - Electronic Reporting Committee

008 Report - Certification of Food Safety Regulation Professionals Work Group

009 Allergen Management Course Addition to Appendix B-1, Standard 2

010 Emergency Management Course Additions to Appendix B-1, Standard 2

011 Clarifying language for Step 2, Standard 2 - Program Standards

012 Clarifying Definitions for Step 4, Standard 2 - Program Standards

013 Re-create - CFSRP Work Group

014 Report - FPMTTC Committee

015 FPMTTC Committee - Amend training language in Standards

016 FPMTTC Committee - Amend Section 5 of the Standards for Accreditation

017 FPMTTC Committee - Remove "monitor" from Standards for Accreditation

018 FPMTTC Committee - Name Change

019 FPMTTC Committee - Revise Bylaws

020 New or Continuation Charges for the renamed FPMTTC Committee

021 Food Protection Manager Certification

022 Report - Program Standards Committee

023 New Definition for Voluntary Retail Food Regulatory Program Standands

024 Amendments to Program Standard No. 9 - Program Assessment

025 Financial Support for Voluntary Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards

026 Re-create - Program Standards Committee

027 Change in Program Standard No. 6 and Appendix F, Compliance and Enforcement

028 Report - Constitution and Bylaws Committee

029 Constitution - new article titled "Parliamentary Authority"

030 Expand archive & posting capabilities of CFP approved documents

031 Coordination of the two current FDA food program standards

032 Report - Food Contact and Utensil Barrier Usage Committee

033 Barriers to Bare Hand Contact Training Materials

034 Support & Funding for Consumer Participation at the CFP

035 Limiting Committee Member Numbers

001 Report and Re-creation - Food Allergen Committee

002 Allergen Ingredients and Allergen Cross-contamination.

003 Food Allergen Poster Endorsement

004 Report - Sanitizer Committee

005 On-Site Generation of Antimicrobial Pesticides

006 4-501.19 Manual & Mechanical Warewashing Equipment, Wash solution Temp.

007 Reduced Minimum Temperatures for Mechanical Warewashing Equipment

008 Establishment of Criteria for Presence and Use of General Purpose Cleaners

009 Report - Blade Tenderization Committee

010 Guidelines for Producing or Cooking Mechanically Tenderized Beef for Retail

011 Report - Hot Holding Committee

012 Re-create - Hot Holding Committee

013 Bare Hand Contact for RTE Ingredients that are Fully Cooked After Handling

014 Hand Sanitizer Use between Glove Changes

015 Temperature of Water for Handwashing Sinks

016 Sequential Application of Hand Antiseptic for Use in No-Water Situations

017 Elimination of Open, Refillable Soap Dispensers

018 Updating ROP Criteria with regard to Cook Chill and Sous Vide

019 Reduce confusion in ROP Criteria with regard to Cook Chill and Sous Vide

020 3-302.11 Packaged and Unpackaged Food - Separation

021 Packaged Ice Manufacturing at Retail

022 Antimicrobial Treatments for Washing Fruits & Vegetables

023 Food Establishment Response Procedure to Vomiting & Diarrheal Contamination

024 Drying Agents

025 Specialized Processing Methods

2008

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001 Report: Plan Review Committee

002 Plan Review for Food Establishments 2008

003 Re-Create: Plan Review Committee

004 American National Standards for Food Equipment - Clarification of Food Code

005 Legal authority to issue permits and adopt regulations

006 Addition to Section 8-403.50 of the FDA Food Code

007 Report: TCS Food Implementation Committee

008 Request Approval of the TCS Committee's Training Document

009 Request FDA provide information, monitor progress, and assist TCS Committee

010 Demonstration of Knowledge, responding correctly to the inspector questions

011 Demonstration of Knowledge by correct response to inspector questioning

012 Code Section 2-103.11 Duties of the Person In Charge (PIC)

013 Person in Charge (PIC) Designation - Annex 3 clarification.

014 Interstate Shipment of Shellfish

015 Standardized Labeling of Foods That Need Refrigeration

016 Prohibit Undercooked Animal Foods Being Served from Child Menus

017 Report: Critical Item Committee

018 Report from the FDA Criticality Work Group

019 Terminology, Definitions and Process for Food Code Item Criticality

020 Re-designation of Food Code Provisions - Criticality Definitions

021 Incorporation of new FDA three tier criticality ratings into Food Code

022 Revisions to the Food Code Resulting from Re-designation

023 Preset tableware clarification

024 Toilet Room Doors that open without exiting individuals touching a surface

025 Addition of Foodborne Illness Investigation responsibilities

026 Inclusion of Inspection Result Posting in the FDA Food Code

027 FDA provide on-going Interpretations to both Regulatory Agencies & Industry

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001 Report: CB 1 - Constitution and Bylaws Committee

002 CB 2 - CFP Constitution - Memorandum of Understanding between CFP and AFDO

003 CB 5 - CFP Constitution - Amend Article III, Section 4

004 CB 7- CFP Constitution and Bylaws - Amend Article V, Section 7

005 CB 8 - CFP Constitution - Amend Article VI

006 CB 9 - CFP Constitution - Article VII, new Section 3

007 CB 13-CFP-Constitution Amend Article XII, Section 6, Subsection 2

008 CB 14 - CFP Constitution - Article XIV, Section 2

009 CB 3 - CFP Constitution and Bylaws - Amend Article II, Section 1

010 CB 4 - CFP Constitution - Amend Article III, Article IV, and Article V

011 CB 6 - CFP Constitution - Amend Article IV - Subsection 4

012 CB 10 - CFP Constitution - Amend Article VIII

013 CB 11 - CFP Constitution - Amend Article IX

014 CB 12 - CFP Constitution - Article IX, new Section 7

015 CB 15- CFP Constitution - Amend Article XVII, Section 1, , Subsection 4

016 CB 17 - Constitution - Amend Appendix - Executive Board Member listing

017 CB 16 - Constitution - Amend Article XIX, Section 1

018 CP 18- Conference Procedures 2006 - Amend IV Conference Issues

019 CP 19 - Conference Procedures - Amend IV Conference Issues

020 CP 20 - Conference Procedures Conference Issues - IV.E

021 CP 21 - Conference Procedures Conference Issues IV.G

022 CP 22 - Conference Procedures- V. C. Conducting Business

023 CP 23 - Conference Procedures Councils V.5.

024 CP 24 - Conference Procedures Assembly of Delegates VII.B

025 CP 25 - Conference Procedures - Committees VIII

026 CP 26 - Conference Procedures - Committees VIII.C

027 CP 27- Conference Procedures - Committee VIII. G.2

028 CP 28 - Conference Procedures - Recommendations to the FDA Food Code IX.3

029 CP29 - Conference Procedures - Committees VIII.E

030 Constitution & By Laws - Article X - Councils - Council III

031 Support and Funding for Consumer Participation at CFP

032 2006-2008 Issue Committee Report

033 Emergency Preparedness and Response Committee

034 Report of the Food Contact and Utensil Barrier Usage Committee

035 Re-create: Food Contact and Utensil Barrier Usage Committee

036 Report: Electronic Data Capture and Reporting Committee

037 Report: Manager Training, Testing & Certification Committee

038 Standards for Accreditation of Food Protection Mgr Cert. Programs Updates

039 Training Resources to Prepare for Manager Certification

040 Report: Inspection Form Committee

041 Scoring Food Establishment Inspections and the Reduction of Risk Factors

042 Instructions for Marking the Food Establishment Inspection Report

043 Report: Program Standards Committee

044 Standard No. 5 FBI and Food Security Preparedness and Response

045 Program Standard No. 1 Regulatory Foundation

046 Proposed changes to the Program Standards Definitions

047 Report: Certification of Food Safety Regulation Professionals Work Group

048 Assessment of Training Needs (ATN) Pilot Project Report

049 Field Training Manual for Regulatory Retail Food Safety Inspection Officers

050 Clarifying language for Step 2, Standard 2, FDA Program Standards (2007)

051 Revision to Appendix B-1, Standard 2, FDA Program Standards (2007)

052 Re-Create: Certification of Food Safety Regulation Professionals Work Group

053 Education Provision for Voluntary Retail Food Regulatory Program Standard

054 FDA Evaluation of State Retail Food Safety Regulatory Programs

055 Report: Interdisciplinary Foodborne Illness Training Committee

056 Re-create: Interdisciplinary Foodborne Illness Training Committee

057 National Voluntary Environmental Assessment Information System (NVEAIS)

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001 Report: Blade Tenderization Committee

002 Change FDA Food Code to Better Define Tenderization

003 Guidelines on Tenderized Beef for Retail and Food Service Establishments

004 Report: Food Allergen Committee

005 Advice to Food-Allergic Individuals from Professional Medical Societies

006 Food allergy info for restaurant & food service managers & employees

007 Food Allergy information for state/local regulatory officials

008 Report: Barrier Hazards Committee

009 Report: Sanitizer Committee

010 Harmonizing the Food Code with EPA Sanitizer Provisions

011 Quaternary Ammonium Compounds & Harmonization with EPA Practice

012 Support for Harmonizing the Food Code with EPA Sanitizer Provisions

013 Requirements for on-site generated electro-chemically activated sanitizers

014 160°F Utensil Surface Temperature

015 Potable water rinse after terminal sanitizing step

016 Post-sanitizing, Potable Water Rinse for Commercial Dishwashers

017 Modification of Time as a Public Health Control

018 Change Hot Holding Temperatures from 135 F to 130 F

019 Cooling and reheating of partially cooked meat and poultry products

020 Cold Holding of Fish in Reduced Oxygen Packaging

021 Storage Temperature of Certain Natural Cheeses

022 Time/Temperature Control for Safety for Cut Leafy Greens

023 Fresh Pressed/Squeezed Juice

024 Wild Mushrooms

025 A quantifiable definition for "CLEAN"

026 Hand Antiseptic Protocol to Clean Hands in No Water or Remote Locations

027 Sequential Application of Hand Antiseptic for Use in No-Water Situations

028 Elimination of Open, Refillable Soap Dispensers

2006

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2004

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I-001 Variance Committee Final Report

I-002 Variances at Retail - Research Endorsement

I-003 Food Recovery Committee Report

I-004 Food Recovery Committee Continuation

I-005 Plan Review Committee Report

I-006 Final Recommended Guidance for Permanent Outdoor Cooking Operations - 2003

I-007 Plan Review Committee Continuation

I-008 Food Product Traceability Committee Final Report

I-009 Variances at Retail Committee Final Report

I-010 Variances at Retail Committee - AFDO Final Retail Meat & Poultry Processing Guidelines

I-011 Designation of Food Code Provisions as Critical and Non-Critical

I-012 Revising the definition of "Potentially Hazardous Food" in the Food Code

I-013 Person in Charge present during food production Section 2-101.11

I-014 Demonstration of Knowledge - "Compliance with the Food Code" Section 2-102.11

I-015 Definition of "Complying with this Code" - Supplement to the 2001 Food Code

I-016 Receipt of foods when person-in-charge or food employees are not present

I-017 Title: Molluscan Shellfish - clarify and expand when shucked shellfish may be removed from the container in

which they were received

I-018 Revise paragraph 3-203.12(B)(2)(b) of the 2001 FDA Food Code to be consistent with the "Commingle"

definition provided in paragraph 1-201.10(B)(13)

I-019 Pasteurized Eggs, Substitute for Raw Shell Eggs for Certain Recipes

I-020 To protect food and beverages from contamination by removing the exemption which allows food in certain

containers to be stored on the floor

I-021 Using Equipment for Intended Purpose

I-022 Inform consumers of the risk associated with consumption of fresh untreated juice

I-023 Cold Holding of Potentially Hazardous Food

I-024 Consumer Advisory Modification, Section 3-603.11 Supplement to the 2001 Food Code

I-025 Include Instructions for manual warewashing sink set-up

I-026 Clarify that walk-in coolers without prefabricated floors should not be considered equipment as defined in the

2001 Food Code, Paragraph 1-201.10(B)(28)(b) and specify allowances for installation of floor drains in

coolers in the 2001 Food, Section 5-402.11 and the FDA Food Establishment Plan Review Guide

I-027 Standardization of chemical sanitizer concentration levels and inclusion into FDA Food Code

I-028 Labeling of irradiated raw ground beef reground with other non-irradiated beef for retail sale

I-029 Guidance for retail facilities regarding beef grinding logs tracking supplier information

I-030 Unsanitary Handling of Drinking Water Coolers

I-031 Reinforce Accountability Inferred By Active Managerial Control

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II-001 Amendment to the Conference Constitution and Bylaws – Executive Director

II-002 Amendment to the Conference Procedures Manual – Executive Director

II-003 Amendment to the Conference Constitution and Bylaws – Article XVI

II-004 Amendment to the Conference Procedures Manual – Late-Breaking Issues and Supplemental Material

II-005 CFP Food Manager Training Testing and Certification Committee Report.

II-006 Conference Standards for Accreditation of Food Protection Manager Certification Programs Edits and Modifications

II-007 Conference Standards for Accreditation of Food Protection Manager Certification Programs Annex B Edit

II-008 Food Manager Training, Testing and Certification Committee Bylaws Modifications

II-009 Accredited Program Definition

II-010 On Line Food Manager Certification

II-011 Interdisciplinary training in foodborne illness investigations

II-012 Revision of Standard #5, Foodborne Illness Investigation and Response to include food security / food terrorism preparedness and response. No. Title

II-013 Food Security at retail.

II-014 Guidance regarding safety and security guidelines for the transportation and distribution of meat, poultry, and egg products

II-015 Certification of Food Safety Regulation Professionals

II-016 Certification of Food Safety Regulation Professionals

II-017 Certification of Health Officials- section 8-402.11

II-018 CFP Inspection Form Committee, Recommendation to accept committee report.

II-019 CFP Inspection Form Committee, Recommendation to accept Inspection Form and instructional documents.

II-020 Definitions for Risk Factor, Public Health Intervention and Good Retail Practice.

II-021 CFP Inspection Form Committee, Recommended Elements that should be on an Inspection Form and their Justification.

II-022 CFP Program Standards Committee, Recommendation to Accept Committee Report

II-023 Baseline Survey Frequency Change

II-024 Compliance and Enforcement Legal Remedies

II-025 CFP endorsement of FDA field testing of the draft Audit Manual For Conducting Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards Self-Assessment Evaluations, 12/03.

II-026 Extension of Phase-In Time for Compliance with Risk Factors and Interventions

II-027 Request to consider whether or not a minimum level of food allergy knowledge should be required for managers or persons in charge of retail food establishments.

II-028 Creation of Coordinated Educational or Instructional Materials for Emergencies

II-029 Special Issue: Amendment to the Constitution and Bylaws of the Conference – Article V

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III-001 Acceptance of the Retail HACCP Committee report by the Conference for Food Protection.

III-002 Endorsement of the FDA HACCP guides by the Conference of Food Protection.

III-003 Completion of CFP Retail HACCP Committee Issue No. 02-III-03 to provide feedback to the FDA on the first Retail Food Program Database of Foodborne Illness Risk Factors report issued in 2000 that would help eliminate any confusion on terminology when the second report by the FDA is issued in 2004.

III-004 Continuation of the CFP Food Allergen Committee.

III-005 The 2004 CFP Date Marking Committee Report.

III-006 Update bibliography reference listed in Annes2, Section 3-501.17 of the 2001 FDA Food Code.

III-007 Update bibliography references listed in Annex 2, Section 30501.17 of the 2001 FDA Food Code.

III-008 Time Only as a Public Health Control Committee – Council III.

III-009 Time Only as a Public Health Control for 6 hours.

III-010 Modify § 3-501.19, Time as a Public Health Control to clarify the meaning and intent of "Immediate Consumption"

III-011 Expanding the Copper and copper alloy use limitation

III-012 Growing Sprouts in Retail Food Establishments

III-013 Date Marking of Refrigerated Ready-to-Eat Potentially Hazardous Food.

III-014 Addition of Cheese Date Marking Exemption to Section 3-501.17 (D)

III-015 Section 3-501.17 date marking violation to be identified as a non-critical violation.

III-016 Section 3-507.17 and 18 – Date marking violation to be identified as a non-critical violation.

III-017 Addition of exempt food to Section 3-501.17

III-018 The date Marking Provisions Should be Limited to High-Risk Foods, as Identified in the FDA’s Listeria monocytogenes Risk Assessment.

III-019 Guidance to control the growth of Listeria monocytogenes in post-lethality exposed (ready-to-eat) RTE meat and poultry products at retail.

III-020 Identification of sanitation practices, standard operating procedures, and good retail practices to limit postprocessing contamination with and growth of Listeria monocytogenes in food establishments.

III-021 Exception to 14 day shelf life limit

III-022 Regulatory for Cook Chill

III-023 Revise Reduced Oxygen Packaging, Criteria.*

III-024 Latex Gloves Prohibited

III-025 Short Task Food Gloves

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02-01-01 Special Requirements for Highly Susceptible Populations

02-01-02 Re-serving Food in Unopened, Hermetically-Sealed Containers

02-01-03 Appropriate Re-service of Bread

02-01-04 Clarification of Consumer Self-service Operations 3-306.13

02-01-05 Maintenance of Tags or Labels from Raw, Shucked Shellfish

02-01-06 Definition of Term “Food Preparation”

02-01-07 Ready-to-eat Food Definition

02-01-08 Modification of 2-201.13 Removal or Exclusions & Restrictions 

02-01-09 Hand Hygiene, the Universal Precaution for Ill Workers 

02-01-10 Replacing the Word Lavatory with Handsink

02-01-11 Wash Hands in Kitchen After Restroom Use

02-01-12 Clarification of Requirement of a Hands-Free Handwashing Facility 

02-01-13 Handwashing Facilities/Sink Clarification

02-01-14 Allowing the Use of Tempered Water for Employee Handwashing

02-01-15 Variances for Meat and Poultry Processing at Retail Committee Report 

02-01-16 Continuation of Variance Committee

02-01-17 Removing Food Code Variances to Promote Uniformity and Food Safety

02-01-18 Critical Item Update Committee Report

02-01-19 FDA Adoption of Pre-Operation Guide for Temporary Food Establishments 

02-01-20 Report of the Food Recovery Committee

02-01-21 Report of the Food Recovery Committee

02-01-22 Report of the Food Recovery Committee

02-01-23 Recommended Guidance for Food Establishments with Permanent Outdoor Cooking Operations

02-01-24 Continuation of the Plan Review Committee 

02-01-25 Food Storage Practices for Irradiated Foods (An Approved Post-Harvest Technology) in a Foodservice Walk-in Cooler on Reach-in Work Box 

02-01-26 Backflow Prevention Devices on Carbonator-Section 5-203.15

02-01-27 Product Traceability in the Supply Chain

02-01-28 Define “Compliance with the Code” Section 2-102.11(A)

02-01-29 Wording Change 6-501.111(c) Controlling Pests

02-01-30 Add New Section to Food Code Addressing Size and Design of Facility, 6-202-20  

02-01-31 Wiping Cloth Container Storage and Use

02-01-32 Sanitizing Solution Testing Device Standards

02-01-33 Add Two Additional Cooking Charts to the Food Code Providing Acceptable Temperatures @ Instantaneous Times

02-01-34 Food Safety Statement of Primary Accountability

02-01-35 Sanitization Temperatures in Mechanical Warewashing 

02-01-36 Dish Machine – Detergent/Sanitizer Dispensers, Alarms

02-01-37 Warewashing Machines, Automatic Dispensing Equipment and Sanitizer Alarms – Section 4-204-117

02-01-38 Warewashing Machines, Alarms 

02-01-39 Revise Annexes of Food Code 

02-01-40 Ten-Year Exemption from 41 Degree Standard for Existing Refrigerators, Section 3-501.16

02-03-04 PHF Date Coding Systems Allowed

02-03-05 Add Flexibility to Current Date Marking Requirements in the Food Code

02-03-24 When Gloves are Required to be Worn by Food Handlers

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01 Changing Safe Hot Holding Temperatures from 140 degrees F. to 130 degrees F.

02 Hot Holding Temperature Change From 140 Degrees F. to 130 degrees F. for all Potentially Hazardous Foods.

03 Changing Safe Hot Holding Temperature from 140 degrees F. to 130 degrees F.

04 Section 3-401.13, Plant Food Cooking for Hot Holding

05 Cooling Food

06 Add the Provisions of the Performance Standards for the Production of Certain Meat and Poultry Products to the Food Code

07 Preventing Contamination from Hands, Section 3-301.11

08 Submission Supporting National Restaurant Association’s CFP Issue Submission titled “Preventing Contamination From Hands, Section 3.301.11”.

09 No Bare Hand Contact with Ready-to-eat Foods and the Findings of the  National Advisory Committee for Microbiological Criteria for Foods.

10 Preventing Contamination from Hands, Section 3-301.11

11 Handwashing, Hands-free Operation

12 Handwashing Frequency

13 Date Marking Ready-to-eat Potentially Hazardous Foods, Section 3-501.17

14 Section 3-501.17, Date Marking Ready-to-eat Potentially Hazardous Foods

15 Date Marking

16 Potentially Hazardous Food, Expiration Date Labeling

17 AFDO’s Position on Bare Hand Contact with Ready-to-eat Foods for Model Variances

18 Person in Charge, Duties, Section 2-103.11

19 Preventing Contamination from Hands, Section 3-301.11

20 Preventing Contamination from Hands, Section 3-301.11

21 Bare Hand Contact

22 Preventing Contamination from Hands, Section 3-301.11

23 Water Temperature for Handwashing

24 Hot Water Temperature at Handwashing Lavatory

25 Handwashing, Minimum Temperature

26 Hand Washing Water Temperature

27 Providing a Safe Range of Hand Sink Temperatures

28 Hot Water Requirements for Handwashing and Manual Warewashing

29 Changing Cooking Times and Temperatures for Ready-to-eat Whole Beef Roasts, Corned Beef Roasts, Pork Roast and Pork Roast such as Hams, Paragraph 3-401.11(B)

30 : When thin raw animal foods (those less than 1⁄2 inch thick) are cooked

to temperatures specified in section 3-401.11, a thermocouple with appropriate needle point probe must be available and used to measure temperatures as required in section 4-302.12.

31 Procedures, Written Notification

32 Permanent Outdoor Cooking Establishments

33 Variance Committee Report

34 Consistency of Exclusion/Restriction Language, 2-201.11/.12

35 Expanding Employee Health and Enforcement Provisions and the Annexes of The Food Code to include all Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (in addition to E. coli O157:H7)

36 Section 2-201.11 Responsibility of the Person in Charge to Require Reporting by Food Employees and Applicants*, and Section 2-201.12 Exclusions and Restrictions.*

37 Carpeting

38 Packaged Food Stored in Undrained Ice

39 Reserving Food (Bread)

40 Cloths and Napkins as Hot Pads/Pot Holders

41 Commingling of Shellstock by Lot in Lieu of Container, Section 3-203.12

42 Handwashing, Automatic Sensors

43 Non-Hand-Operated Lavatory Faucets

44 Hand Drying

45 Metered Faucets

46 Handwashing Sinks, Location Exception

47 Handwashing Lavatories, Work Area Accessibility

48 Pre-wash Sink Requirement

49 Backflow Prevention at Sinks

50 Backflow Prevention at Sinks

51 Equipment Use Requirements

52 4-204.112 Temperature measuring Devices Using Product Mimicking Technology

53 Dishmachine, Sanitizer Alert

54 Detergents, Sanitizers, and Rinsing Agents shall be Automatically Dispensed in Warewashing Machines

55 Backflow Protection for Carbonated Beverage Dispensers

56 Temperature Measuring Devices, Critical Violation

57 Ten-Year Exemption from 41° F Standard for Existing Refrigerators

58 Variances for Meat and Poultry Processing at Retail

59 Whole-muscle, Intact Beef Steak Labeling

60 Deletion of List Proprietary Substances and Nonfood Compounds Reference

61 Definition of Single-Use Articles

62 Food Recovery Guidelines as a Food Code Annex

63 Incorporating Federal Performance Standards that are in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) in the Food Code

64 Change the Term “Critical Items” and Update Definition

65 Update Food Code Preface for Current CDC Data

66 Periodicity of the FDA Food Code

67 Frequency of Issuing Editions of the FDA Food Code

02-16 Providing a Mechanism to Incorporate Federal Performance Standards in the Food Code

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