01-001-332 Me. Code R. § 22

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 001-332-22 - RECORDKEEPING

A. Rabbit processors and manufacturers shall code products so to identify specific food lots affected by contamination, spoilage or by sanitation failure and shall separate each lot from non-affected products.

(1) Individual ready-to-cook and heat-treated rabbit products labeled as consumer commodities for retail sale shall be individually coded, in addition to coding the master carton.

(2) Individual ready-to-cook and heat-treated rabbit products, when not labeled as a consumer commodity but offered for sale as a food service item do not need to be individually coded but shall have a code affixed to the master carton.

B. The operator must have written procedures explaining the code information and how it relates to production records.

C. The operator shall maintain production records that document:

(1) Date the product was processed.

(2) Name of the product.

(3) Units produced.

(4) Size of the product

(5) Code by lot.

01-001 C.M.R. ch. 332, § 22