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...(A) A cost analysis shall be conducted each fiscal year. The licensor shall use data from the previous fiscal year to calculate the actual cost of administering and enforcing Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code, and the rules adopted thereunder for food service operations and retail food establishments licensed by the licensor. The licensor shall calculate the actual cost of administration and enforcement attributable...

...(A) A cost analysis shall be conducted each fiscal year. The licensor shall use data from the previous fiscal year to calculate the actual cost of administering and enforcing Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code, and the rules adopted thereunder for food service operations and retail food establishments licensed by the licensor. The licensor shall calculate the actual cost of administration and enfor...

...A licensor shall inspect retail food establishments at least every fifteen months as follows: (A) Risk level I: at least one standard inspection each licensing period. (B) Risk level II: at least one standard inspection each licensing period. (C) Risk level III: at least two standard inspections each licensing period. (D) Risk level IV: at least two standard inspections and if applicable two process review inspec...

...(A) Pursuant to section 3717.11 of the Revised Code the director will survey at least once every three years the retail food establishment program of every licensor for retail food establishments. The licensor will provide the director with all requested information to complete the survey. (B) The director will provide the survey methodology to all licensors. The methodology shall include: (1) A...

...The director of agriculture may reinstate a licensor if all the conditions in division (D) of section 3717.11 of the Revised Code are met. Upon reinstatement, the director of agriculture shall provide the licensor a set-time frame for survey which shall be no later than one year after reinstatement. The licensor shall be classified as provisional until the licensor has successfully passed the survey. If the director ...

...The director may reinstate a licensor if all the conditions in division (D) of section 3717.11 of the Revised Code are met. Upon reinstatement, the director shall provide the licensor a set-time frame for survey which shall be no later than one year after reinstatement. The licensor shall be classified as provisional until the licensor has successfully passed the survey. If the director determines that the ...

...(A) Food processing establishments processing acidified foods in hermetically sealed containers shall comply with Chapter 901:3-5 of the Administrative Code and the applicable provisions of Chapter 901:3-17 of the Administrative Code. (B) Definitions. As used in Chapter 901:3-5 of the Administrative Code: (1) "Acid foods" means foods that have a natural pH of 4.6 or below. (2) "Acidified f...

...(A) Food processing establishments processing acidified foods shall comply with Chapter 901:3-5 of the Administrative Code and the applicable provisions of Chapter 901:3-17 of the Administrative Code. (B) Definitions. As used in Chapter 901:3-5 of the Administrative Code: (1) "Acid foods" means foods that have a natural pH of 4.6 or below. (2) "Acidified foods" means low-acid foods to whic...

...(A) Scheduled processes for acidified foods. (1) Processor shall supply upon request a copy of: (a) Their FDA food canning establishment number. (b) The scheduled process filed with the FDA including a list of critical control points. (2) Complete records covering all aspects of the establishment of the process and associated incubation test shall be prepared and shall be permanently retained by the person or or...

...(A) Pursuant to section 3717.221 of the Revised Code, the director shall administer the applicable provisions of Chapter 901:3-6 of the Administrative Code to farm markets, farmers' markets, and farm product auctions that have registered with the Ohio department of agriculture. A farm market, farm product auction, or a farmer's market may register with the Ohio department of agriculture on a form prescribed by the di...

...(A) Pursuant to section 3717.221 of the Revised Code, the director shall administer the applicable provisions of Chapter 901:3-6 of the Administrative Code to farm markets and farm product auctions that have registered with the Ohio department of agriculture. A farm market, or farm product auction may register with the Ohio department of agriculture on a form prescribed by the director which can b...

...(A) Food shall be obtained from sources that comply with law. (B) Food shall be labeled as specified in law, and shall be honestly presented in a way that does not mislead or misinform the consumer. (C) Eggs shall be clean and sound. (D) Ice used as a cooling medium shall be made from water that complies with rule 901:3-6-06 of the Administrative Code. (E) All food products shall be safe, unadulte...

...(A) Food shall: (1) Be obtained from sources that comply with law; (2) Be labeled as specified in law and be honestly presented in a way that does not mislead or misinform the consumer; (3) Be discarded if unsafe, adulterated, or not honestly presented. Food or color additives, colored overwraps, or lights may not be used to misrepresent the true appearance, color, or quality of a food; (4...

...(A) Except as specified in paragraphs (A)(1), (A)(2), and (A)(3) of this rule, foods requiring refrigeration or freezing shall be held in mechanical refrigeration or freezer units at temperatures specified in rule 901:3-6-02 of the Administrative Code. (1) At a farm product auction fresh dressed poultry may be held for auction by submersion in crushed ice. (2) At a farm product auction frozen non-amenable meats may...

...(A) Except as specified in paragraphs (A)(1), (A)(2), and (A)(3) of this rule, foods requiring refrigeration or freezing shall be held in mechanical refrigeration or freezer units at temperatures specified in rule 901:3-6-02 of the Administrative Code. (1) At a farm product auction fresh dressed poultry may be held for auction by submersion in crushed ice. (2) At a farm product auction f...

...(A) Personnel shall wash their hands to prevent the contamination of food, especially after using the toilet room or handling raw meat or poultry. (B) Except as permitted in paragraph (C) of this rule, handwashing facilities shall consist water as defined in rule 901:3-6-06 of the Administrative Code, soap, and disposable towels. (C) Based upon the types of food products being offered for sale and the amount of foo...

...(A) Personnel shall wash their hands to prevent the contamination of food, food contact surfaces and food packaging material, especially after using the toilet facilities or handling raw meat or poultry. (B) Except as permitted in paragraph (C) of this rule, handwashing facilities shall consist of water as defined in rule 901:3-6-06 of the Administrative Code, soap, and disposable towels. (C...

...When a farm market, farm product auction, or participant at a farmers' market is offering food products for sale that are of a type or that exceed the scope of those permitted in rule 901:3-6-01 of the Administrative Code, the director shall refer the licensing and regulation of such facility to the local board of health with jurisdiction. Such facility will be assessed and regulated under Chapter 3717. of the Revise...

...When a farm market or farm product auction is offering food products for sale that are of a type or that exceed the scope of those permitted in rule 901:3-6-01 of the Administrative Code, the director shall refer the licensing and regulation of such facility to the local board of health with jurisdiction. Such facilities will be assessed and regulated under Chapter 3717. of the Revised Code.

...(A) Food processing establishments processing fish and fishery products shall comply with Chapter 901:3-7 and the applicable provisions of Chapter 901:3-17 of the Administrative Code. The rules in this chapter do not apply to all of the following: (1) Harvesting or transporting fish or fishery products, without otherwise engaging in processing. (2) Practices such as heading, eviscerating, or...

...(A) Hazard analysis. Every processor shall conduct, or have conducted for it, a hazard analysis to determine whether there are food safety hazards that are reasonably likely to occur for each kind of fish and fishery product processed by that processor and to identify the preventive measures that the processor can apply to control those hazards. These food safety hazards include those that can be...

...As adopted in rule 901:3-7-01 of the Administrative Code, as used in 21 C.F.R. chapter 1, subchapter b, part 123, the following definitions are modified as follows: (A) "Corrective action plan" means a plan that describes the steps to be taken and assigns responsibility for those steps as they pertain to a particular deviation from the hazard analysis and critical control plan (HACCP). (B) Processin...

...(A) Whenever a deviation from a critical limit occurs, a processor shall take corrective action either by: (1) Following a corrective action plan that is appropriate for the particular deviation, or (2) Following the procedures in paragraph (C) of this rule. (B) If a written corrective action plan is developed, it shall become part of the HACCP plans in accordance with paragraph (C)(5) of r...

...Pursuant to rule 901:3-07-01 of the Administrative Code, the following sections of 21 C.F.R. 123 are deleted in their entirety and shall not become rules of the Ohio department of agriculture: (A) 21 C.F.R. 123.9(d); and (B) 21 C.F.R. 123.12.

...(A) Overall verification. Every processor shall verify that the HACCP plan is adequate to control food safety hazards that are reasonably likely to occur, and that the plan is being effectively implemented. Verification shall include, at a minimum: (1) A reassessment of the adequacy of the HACCP plan whenever any changes occur that could affect the hazard analysis or alter the HACCP plan in any ...