Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 55-89 - Food, Lodging, and Recreation Safety
Chapter ATCP 70 - Wholesale Food Manufacturing
Subchapter II - General Requirements
Section ATCP 70.32 - Recall plan
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง ATCP 70.32
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) PLAN REQUIRED. An operator shall have a written plan for identifying and recalling food produced at that plant, should a food recall become necessary. The operator shall update the plan as necessary, and shall make it available to the department for inspection and copying upon request.
(2) PLAN CONTENTS. A plan, under sub. (1), shall do all of the following:
(a) Identify key individuals or positions
that are responsible for planning, approving, and implementing recalls on
behalf of the operator.
(b)
Identify key individuals or entities to be contacted or consulted in connection
with a recall.
(c) Include
procedures for the routine identification, dating, and tracking of food
production lots, so that affected lots can be identified and distinguished from
unaffected lots in the event of a recall.
(d) Include procedures to enable routine
identification, dating, and tracking of food shipments from the food processing
plant. Tracking shall identify shipment recipients and contents,
cross-referenced to production lots, so that recipients of affected lots may be
contacted in the event of a recall.
(e) Include procedures for determining the
nature and scope of a recall, including affected food production lots,
shipments, and shipment recipients.
(f) Include procedures for identifying and
communicating with affected persons, including suppliers, food shipment
recipients, down-line buyers, consumers, government agencies, and
others.
(g) Identify potential
target audiences for recall information, including consumers, distributors, and
government agencies.
(h) Identify
potential methods for communicating with target audiences under par.
(g).
(i) Identify key information,
including the identity of the affected food, the reason for the recall, and
suggested actions to be taken by affected persons, which may need to be
communicated in the event of a recall.
(3) DEVIATIONS FROM PLAN. Actual recall procedures may deviate from the recall plan under sub. (1), as circumstances warrant.
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