GroundRules
21 CFR 121.126: Food defense plan.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 21—Food and Drugs
- CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER B—FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
- PART 121—MITIGATION STRATEGIES TO PROTECT FOOD AGAINST INTENTIONAL ADULTERATION
- Subpart C—Food Defense Measures
(a) Requirement for a food defense plan. You must prepare, or have prepared, and implement a written food defense plan.
(b) Contents of a food defense plan. The written food defense plan must include:
(1) The written vulnerability assessment, including required explanations, to identify significant vulnerabilities and actionable process steps as required by § 121.130(c);
(2) The written mitigation strategies, including required explanations, as required by § 121.135(b);
(3) The written procedures for the food defense monitoring of the implementation of the mitigation strategies as required by § 121.140(a);
(4) The written procedures for food defense corrective actions as required by § 121.145(a)(1); and
(5) The written procedures for food defense verification as required by § 121.150(b).
(c) Records. The food defense plan required by this section is a record that is subject to the requirements of subpart D of this part.
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