Food Code Information

On October 5, 2018 the Massachusetts Department of Health amended 105 CMR 590: State Sanitary Code Chapter X - Minimum Sanitation Standard for Food Establishments to include section s of the 2013 FDA Food Code with amendments made by FDA in 2015.

The following documents provide information on the changes:

Partial Summary of Changes

Added-Changed - Definitions

Annotated-Merged Code

Date Marking Handout

Duties of the PIC

Fish and Shellfish

HACCP Plan - When & How

Juice in Food Service

Non-continuous Cooking

Procedure for Vomit or Diarrhea Clean-up

Reduced Oxygen Packaging without a Variance

Refilling Returnables

Wiping Cloths in Food Service