{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-121.126","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 121.126","heading":"Food defense plan.","body":"(a) Requirement for a food defense plan. You must prepare, or have prepared, and implement a written food defense plan.\n(b) Contents of a food defense plan. The written food defense plan must include:\n(1) The written vulnerability assessment, including required explanations, to identify significant vulnerabilities and actionable process steps as required by § 121.130(c);\n(2) The written mitigation strategies, including required explanations, as required by § 121.135(b);\n(3) The written procedures for the food defense monitoring of the implementation of the mitigation strategies as required by § 121.140(a);\n(4) The written procedures for food defense corrective actions as required by § 121.145(a)(1); and\n(5) The written procedures for food defense verification as required by § 121.150(b).\n(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.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"fe92cd8281661f273df3aef4e94339b4f6ffd1565e3b06575b4f467a880dc739","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-121.5","next":"us/21-cfr-121.130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}