 What about pickles, sauerkraut and other Acidified Foods? You will have learned about the different regulations affecting your food product in your research in Section One on the “Starting a Food Business in North Carolina” website. If you are producing an acidified food, you will need a “scheduled process” from a certified processing specialist. In North Carolina, that is Dr. Fletcher Arritt. You are also required to attend “Pickle School” or what is more formally known as Better Process Control School. NCSU runs these 2-3 day workshops for small entrepreneurs once a year. Successful completion of this course certifies you as a supervisor for processing acidified foods. A certified supervisor is required to be present at every pickling session.
Click here to find information on upcoming workshops from NCSU.
Click here to find instructions on having your product tested for a scheduled process,.
For other questions, contact Dr. Arritt at:
Phone: 919-513-0176
Fax: 919-515-7124
E-mail:fletcher_arritt@ncsu.edu
Once you have obtained your scheduled process from Dr. Arritt you must register as follows:
A commercial processor, when first engaging in the manufacture, processing, or packing of acidified foods in any state must register with the FDA on Form FDA 2541 (Food Canning Establishment Registration; 21 CFR 108.25). This form must be filed not later than 10 days after the firm engages in operations. If you are processing your products at BRFV, you do not need to do this step. You may use the BRFV Food Canning Establishment number.
However, you must file a scheduled process with the FDA on Form FDA 2541a for each pickled product you are making here, before packing any new product. These forms are available from FDA. Firms already registered and engaged in the processing of acidified foods need only file Form FDA 2541a, for each new acidified food in each container size. Registration and process filing forms are available from FDA by writing:
LACF Registration Coordinator, HFS-618
Food & Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutr.
200 C Street, S.W.
Washington DC 20204
Or you may register on-line.
Click here to find out more about “Pickle School” at NCSU.
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