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21 CFR 114.80(a): Processes and controls

PART 114-ACIDIFIED FOODS · Subpart E-Production and Process Controls

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Citation 21 CFR 114.80(a)
Section Processes and controls
Part PART 114-ACIDIFIED FOODS
Subpart Subpart E-Production and Process Controls
Subchapter 21 CFR B Food
Product types cited Food/Cosmetics, General
Regulation text (excerpt) (a) Processing operations. The manufacturer shall employ appropriate quality control procedures to ensure that finished foods do not present a health hazard. (1) Acidified foods shall be so manufactured, processed, and packaged that a finished equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or lower is achieved within the time designated in the scheduled process and maintained in all finished foods. Manufacturing shall be in accordance with the scheduled process. Acidified foods shall be thermally processed to an…

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