Certified Food Protection Manager Exemptions
Date: June 17, 2011
PURPOSE: To promote consistency among inspection staff, when making a decision to require a Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) for an existing, change of ownership, or transfer of an eating establishment, per the Administrative Rules relating to the Health Inspection Program.
SCOPE: This policy applies to HIP Staff’s decision-making and actions, relating to the need to require a CFPM, for an eating establishment.
ORIGINATOR: Lisa Brown
DEFINITIONS: Seasonal establishment= eating establishments only open for the summer or winter months (typically 90 days or less)
RESPONSIBILTIES: HIP Staff
POLICY & PROCEDURE:
A. Seasonal places and mobile units: if one person owns more than one mobile unit or seasonal establishment, we will accept one CFPM for all of their units or seasonal places regardless, of whether they are at the same location or not.
B. Campground stores that are transferred from the Dept. of Agriculture will have 90 days to have a CFPM on staff.
C. When considering the need of certified food protection managers, the following establishments are exempt from the CFPM requirement:
1. Bed and breakfast establishments with 5 rooms or less;
2. Bed and breakfast and lodging establishments that serve a continental breakfast consisting of non-potentially hazardous baked goods, whole fruit or fruit sliced for same-day service, cereal, milk, juice, portion controlled cream cheese, portioned controlled peanut butter, and portion controlled jam or jelly.
3. Temporary eating establishments that operate fewer than 14 days;
4. Establishments that serve or sell non-potentially hazardous pre-packaged foods (non-time/temperature control for safety (TCS) foods);
5. Establishments that prepare only non-potentially hazardous foods (non-TCS foods);
6. Establishments that heat only commercially processed, potentially hazardous foods (TCS foods) for hot holding. No cooling of potentially hazardous foods (TCS foods);
7. Sporting/ Recreational Camps operating 90 days or less and serving only their own residential guests; and
8. Eating establishments which pose minimal risk of causing, or contributing to, foodborne illness, based on the nature of the operation and the extent of food preparation.
D. In addition, unless there are other potentially-hazardous items being prepared, the following are examples of foods that are exempt from the CFPM requirement:
Apple crisp
Cotton candy
Candy apple
Canned cheese (nacho)
Canned chili
Coffee establishments
Cream puff, unless filling is homemade
Dispensed drinks
French Fries
Fried Dough
Ice Cream
Icee/Slushies
Lemonade stands
Onion blossoms/onion rings
Precooked hotdogs
Precooked meats, poultry that are only heated and held for hot holding
Popcorn including Kettle corn
Pretzels
Shelled peanuts
Smoothies
Snow cones
Soda
ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS: None
SUPERCEDED DOCUMENTS: None
RETENTION:
1. This document is retained in HIP
REVISION LOG
Section / Page / Rev. / Date / Description Of Change / Approved by:6-17-11 / New Policy / Lisa Brown
6-24-11 / Final / Lisa Brown
1-24-12 / Revised / Lisa Roy/Rebecca Walsh
6-15-12 / Update / Lisa Roy
7-2-12 / Update / Lisa Roy
7-13-12 / Added Fried Dough / Lisa Roy
10-7-12 / Updated to Admin Rules / Lisa Roy
Title: CFPM Exemptions Prepared By: Lisa Brown
SOP ID: HIP 0002 Date: 6-17-11
Revision Number: 6
Date of Revision: Original Accepted By: Lisa Brown
Date: June 24, 2011
Health Inspection Program
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