800. PACKAGING FOOD - SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

800 PACKAGING FOOD - SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES 800.1 A certified supervisor shall ensure that food packaging is: (a) Designed and installed to maintain food safety and integrity; (b) Made from materials that: (1) Are safe; (2) Are appropriate for the intended use; (3) Will not migrate to or be absorbed by food; and (4) Comply with the FDA requirements stated in 21 CFR 174.5 - General provisions applicable to indirect food additives; 21 CFR 174.6 - Threshold of regulation for substances used in food- contact articles; 21 CFR 178.1010 - Sanitizing solutions; and 21 CFR 178.3570 - Lubricants with incidental food contact; and (c) Evaluated before use for characteristics that may impact the food, such as permeability to: (1) Water and water vapor; (2) Oxygen; and (3) Other gases. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 5245 (July 3, 2009).