An act to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to exempt restaurant central kitchens under certain conditions from Federal inspection requirements.
PL 98-487 (H.R.5223), enacted 10/17/1984

98 STAT. 2264 
PUBLIC LAW 98-487—OCT. 17, 1984 
Public Law 98-487 
98th Congress 
A n Act 
Oct 17 1984 
'^^ amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act 
to exempt restaurant central kitchens under certain conditions from Federal 
[H.R. 5223] 
inspection requirements. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America 
in Congress assembled, That section 
301(c)(2) of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. 661(cX2)) is 
amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof: "For 
the purposes of this subparagraph, operations conducted at a restau-
rant central kitchen facility shall be considered as being conducted 
at a restaurant if the restaurant central kitchen prepares meat or 
meat food products that are ready to eat when they leave such 
facility and are served in meals or as entrees only to customers at 
restaurants owned or operated by the same person, firm, or corpora-
tion owning or operating such facility: Provided, That such facility 
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shall be subject to the provisions of section 202 of this Act: Provided 
further, That the facility may be subject to the inspection require-
ments under title I of this Act for as long as the Secretary deems 
necessary, if the Secretary determines that the sanitary conditions 
or practices of the facility or the processing procedures or methods 
at the facility are such that any of its meat or meat food products 
are rendered adulterated.". 
SEC. 2. Section 5(c)(2) of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 
U.S.C. 454(c)(2)) is amended by adding the following sentence at the 
end thereof: "For the purposes of this subparagraph, operations 
conducted at a restaurant central kitchen facility shall be consid-
ered as being conducted at a restaurant if the restaurant central 
kitchen prepares poultry products that are ready to eat when they 
leave such facility and are served in meals or as entrees only to 
customers at restaurants owned or operated by the same person 
owning or operating such facility: Provided, That such facility shall 
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be subject to the provisions of section 11(b) of this Act: Provided 
PUBLIC LAW 98-487—OCT. 17, 1984 
98 STAT. 2265 
further. That the facility may be subject to the inspection require-
ments of this Act for as long as the Secretary deems necessary, if the 
Secretary determines that the sanitary conditions or practices of the 
facility or the processing procedures or methods at the facility are 
such that any of its poultry products are rendered adulterated.". 
Approved October 17, 1984. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 5223 (S. 2256): 
HOUSE REPORT No. 98-885 (Comm. on Agriculture). 
SENATE REPORT No. 98-610 accompanying S. 2256 (Comm. on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984): 
July 24, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 2, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 2256. 
Oct. 3, House concurred in Senate amendments.