Variance requirement Pf

A food establishment shall obtain a variance from the Department as specified in OAC 310:257-15-3 and under OAC 310:257-15-4 before: (1) Smoking food as a method of food preservation rather than as a method of flavor enhancement; (2) Curing food; (3) Using food additives or adding components such as vinegar: (A) As a method of food preservation rather than as a method of flavor enhancement, or (B) To render a food so that it is not potentially hazardous Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food; (4) Packaging Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food using a reduced oxygen packaging method except where the growth of and toxin formation by Clostridium botulinum and the growth of Listeria monocytogenes are controlled as specified under OAC 310:257-5-64; (5) Operating a molluscan shellfish life-support system display tank used to store and display shellfish that are offered for human consumption; (6) Custom processing animals that are for personal use as food and not for sale or service in a food establishment; (7) Sprouting seeds or beans; or (8) Preparing food by another method that is determined by the Department to require a variance.