Food defense plan.

(a) Requirement for a food defense plan. You must prepare, or have prepared, and implement a written food defense plan. (b) Contents of a food defense plan. The written food defense plan must include: (1) The written vulnerability assessment, including required explanations, to identify significant vulnerabilities and actionable process steps as required by § 121.130(c); (2) The written mitigation strategies, including required explanations, as required by § 121.135(b); (3) The written procedures for the food defense monitoring of the implementation of the mitigation strategies as required by § 121.140(a); (4) The written procedures for food defense corrective actions as required by § 121.145(a)(1); and (5) The written procedures for food defense verification as required by § 121.150(b). (c) Records. The food defense plan required by this section is a record that is subject to the requirements of subpart D of this part.