WAC 246-215-03535. Specialized processing methods — Variance requirement (FDA Food Code 3-502.11)

A food establishment shall obtain a variance from the regulatory authority as specified under WAC 246-215-08110 and 246-215-08115 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 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 WAC 246-215-03540 ; (5) Operating a molluscan shellfish life-support system display tank used to store or 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) Preparing food by another method that is determined by the regulatory authority to require a variance ; or (8) Sprouting seeds or beans.