New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

Food Safety and Inspection

Supervisors Roxanne Hill and David Lepkofker

http://www.agriculture.ny.gov/

New York State Jurisdiction

Grocery Store/Bodega Supermarket Costco/BJ’s etc. Food Warehouse Wholesale Manufacturer Wholesale Bakeries Wineries and 3 Distillers Butchers Live poultry market and red meat slaughter facility

***NO Restaurants or Retail Bakeries ****NO CATERERS

Location Location Location

Location License Food Item

• Home (home Processing) License Exempt Simple Baked goods

(No Potentially Hazardous Products)

• Commercial Kitchen /Incubators 20-C Prior Approval Needed for Complex Food Products

(Shared Space) or (City Health-Retail bakery) (Acidified Foods, Acid Foods, Refrigerated Foods etc.)

• Your Own Facility 20-C Anything other than wholesale meat products-USDA Jurisdiction

http://www.agriculture.ny.gov/FS/industry/circs.html

http://www.agriculture.ny.gov/FS/general/license.html

ARTICLE 20-C

Food Processing including –Slicing and repacking of ready to eat foods and

cooking eg.

LICENSE FEE $400.00 for 2 years

Licensing Information

Licensing Process

Product

Packaging and Labeling-

Facility- Good Manufacturing Practices- Circular 933 -

Inspection- Minimum once per year

License- 20- C Food Processing License

Pass Inspection before issuance of License

http://www.fda.gov/food/labelingnutrition/default.htm

http://www.agriculture.ny.gov/FS/industry/circs.html

Home Processing• Home Kitchen Manufactured

• License Exempt

• Simple Baked Goods

• Home equipment

• Labeling

• Customers- Inspected by State- Farmers Markets-Grocery stores No Internet sales

http://www.agriculture.ny.gov/FS/consumer/processor.html

The Dark Side

Seize and Destroy

Recall

Legal action

***Hurt Someone- illness, Death…

No Inspection –No License = Unapproved Source

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http://www.agriculture.ny.gov/