Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4626 - FOOD CODE; FOOD MANAGERS
DESTROYING ORGANISMS
Part 4626.0415 - SPECIALIZED PROCESSING VARIANCE REQUIREMENTS.* 3-502.11
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024
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:
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
Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101; 31.11; 144.05; 144.08; 144.12; 157.011