Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 228 - RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
Subchapter I - COMPLIANCE
Section 228.245 - Competency of Inspectors and Access

Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 228.245

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) Competency of inspectors. An individual conducting inspections of retail food establishments should be a Registered Professional Sanitarian in Texas or a Sanitarian-in-Training in Texas, as defined in 16 TAC Chapter 119, or should meet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards basic curriculum and field training elements in order to:

(1) assure application of basic scientific principles, including Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point principles of food safety, during inspections;

(2) properly conduct foodborne illness investigations;

(3) assure uniformity in the interpretations of this chapter; and

(4) assure fair and uniform enforcement of this chapter.

(b) Verification and documentation of correction. In the case of temporary food establishments, all priority and priority foundation items must be corrected immediately, and other violations must be corrected within 24 hours or sooner if required by the regulatory authority. If violations are not corrected, the establishment shall immediately cease food operations upon execution of an Emergency Suspension or Closing Order until authorized to resume by the regulatory authority.

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