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Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-131 - Cannabis-Infused Edibles › Section 16-131-020 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions in RCW  69.07.010, the
				  following definitions apply to this chapter:
"CIE"
has the same meaning as "
				  cannabis-in-fused edible" in RCW  69.07.010.
"CIE processing"
means the same as "
				  canna-bis-infused edible processing" in RCW  69.07.010. The term includes all
				  activities covered by "food processing" under RCW  69.07.010. The term also
				  includes packaging of CIEs and bottling operations (preparing bottles, filling,
				  and capping).
"CIE processing facility"
means the room or
				  rooms where CIEs are processed.
"CIE processor"
means a person who holds a CIE
				  endorsement.
"WSLCB"
means the same as "board" in RCW
				   69.07.010; the state liquor and cannabis board.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-131 - Cannabis-Infused Edibles › Section 16-131-030 - General requirements

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(1) For initial
				authorization to produce CIEs, a person must obtain a CIE endorsement as
				provided under RCW  69.07.200 and WAC 16-131-040.
(2) A CIE processor must comply with all laws
				to which other food processors are subject including, but not limited to,
				chapter 69.07 RCW, Washington Food Processing Act, chapter 16-165 WAC, Food
				inspection, and chapter 16-167 WAC, Intrastate commerce in foods.
(3) A CIE processor in good standing may
				renew an endorsement through the department of revenue as provided in RCW
				 69.07.200.
(4) A person must hold a
				CIE endorsement and obtain the department's approval of each CIE as provided in
				WAC 16-131-050 before offering the CIE for sale.
(5) All communication in connection with CIEs
				from an applicant or endorsement holder to the department must reference the
				applicant or endorsement holder's WSLCB license number and the name under which
				the WSLCB license is held.
(6) A
				CIE endorsement is valid for only one location.
(7) CIE processing facilities must comply
				with all applicable state, county, and municipal laws and ordinances that apply
				to conducting business in the CIE processing facility location.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-131 - Cannabis-Infused Edibles › Section 16-131-040 - Initial application requirements

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(1)
				Persons seeking to produce CIEs must apply to the department of revenue as
				required under RCW  69.07.200. The initial endorsement is not valid until the
				department approves the applicant's submittals required under this section,
				inspects the CIE processing facility, and determines that the applicant and
				facility substantially complies with applicable laws and regulations.
(2) Once the department receives the
				endorsement application from department of revenue's business licensing
				service, the department will contact the applicant and provide electronic
				copies of required forms for the applicant to complete.
(3) Before the department will begin
				evaluation of an initial application, the applicant must submit the following:
(a) Full facility plans as required under WAC
				16-131-090;
(b) A detailed floor
				plan or diagram of the CIE processing facility as required under WAC
				16-131-090;
(c) All documents
				required under WAC 16-131-050 for each initially proposed CIE;
(d) Documentation verifying that the water
				supply meets standards in WAC 16-165-130.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-131 - Cannabis-Infused Edibles › Section 16-131-050 - CIE approval

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(1) A CIE is
				specific to its form, formulation and ingredients, including color and flavor.
				The same formulation and ingredients in different forms (for example, powder
				and solid forms) are different CIEs.
(2) A person must obtain the department's
				review and approval for each CIE before offering it for sale.
(3) A person must provide the following
				information to the department in electronic format for each proposed CIE
				product:
(a) The product name;
(b) A complete and accurate list of
				ingredients;
(c) A description of
				the processing steps for the CIE product;
(d) A description of the packaging;
				and
(e) A copy of the proposed
				ingredient label conforming to WAC 16-131-060.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-131 - Cannabis-Infused Edibles › Section 16-131-060 - CIE labeling

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(1) CIE
				processors must submit a copy of the proposed ingredient label for each CIE to
				the department for approval. The proposed ingredient label may not be used
				without the department's written approval.
(2) CIE product labels must comply with the
				WSLCB's packaging and labeling requirements under chapter 314-55 WAC and, for
				the purposes of the CIE endorsement, additionally display:
(a) A statement of ingredients as specified
				under  21 C.F.R. 101.4  (2017). The ingredient statement must identify sulfites,
				if present, as required under  21 C.F.R. 101.100  (2017) and the names of Food
				and Drug Administration certified color additives such as FD&C Yellow 5 and
				the like, if present.
(b) Allergens
				(milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, soybeans) as
				specified under the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004
				(P.L. 108-282, Title II).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-131 - Cannabis-Infused Edibles › Section 16-131-070 - CIE product types

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(1) All CIEs
				must comply with WAC 314-55-077.
(2) The department will not approve a CIE for
				commercial sale unless it complies with WAC 314-55-077 and is a low hazard food
				that typically does not support bacterial or toxigenic growth. Such foods
				include, but are not limited to:
(a) Baked
				goods that do not require refrigeration such as cookies, brownies, fruit pies
				and fruit tarts;
(b) Candies and
				chocolates;
(c) Stove top treats,
				which are candies or confections made from sugar or syrup to which flavorings
				and/or colorants are added such as molded chocolates, fruit rolls, roasted
				coated nuts, and nonbaked bars or granola products;
(d) Flavored water beverages (like vitamin
				style waters), carbonated beverages, and lemonade style beverages. Product
				safety is formulation dependent; the department may reject some formulations as
				potentially hazardous;
(e) Dry
				mixes such as coffee granules, leaf tea, soup mixes, beverage mixes, and
				seasonings;
(f) Jams, jellies, and
				related products made in accordance with  21 C.F.R. Part 150 ;
(g) Roasted nut butters, such as peanut
				butter, almond butter, etc;
(h)
				Honey and syrups;
(i) Vinegars,
				tinctures, and tonics. If infused with dried cannabis, the processor must
				strain and entirely remove all plant parts and particulates from the final
				product. Use of other plant parts and particulates for infusion, such as herbs
				and garlic, is prohibited (see WAC 314-55-077);
(j) Tablets and capsules.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-131 - Cannabis-Infused Edibles › Section 16-131-080 - CIE processing

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(1) All CIE
				processing must take place in the CIE processing facility. A CIE intended for
				retail sale must leave the CIE processing facility in sealed consumer
				packaging.
(2) Processing plans for
				each CIE and operation of the CIE processing facility must comply with all laws
				applicable to food processing under chapter 69.07 RCW.
(3) All ingredients must be from approved
				sources, meaning the food ingredients are from a source that a regulatory
				authority routinely and regularly inspects. Whole raw agricultural commodities
				are exempt from approved source requirements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-131 - Cannabis-Infused Edibles › Section 16-131-090 - CIE processing facilities

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(1) Facilities
				plans. CIE processors must maintain current, to scale, and legible floor plans
				of the CIE processing facility. At a minimum, the plans must include:
(a) A plan showing the entire facility
				subject to the cannabis processor license and indicating the CIE processing
				facility. An applicant may use plans submitted for the cannabis processor
				license to meet this requirement provided the plans clearly identify the CIE
				processing facility.
(b) A detailed
				floor plan, which may be a hand drawn diagram if to scale and legible, showing
				room dimensions, fixtures (sinks, counters, etc.), equipment (refrigeration
				units, range/stove, oven, standalone processing equipment, etc.), storage
				shelves/racks (for edible ingredients, utensils, packaging supplies, cleaning
				supplies), and floor drain, if required. Applicant must identify the finished
				surfaces of the ceiling, walls, and floor on the floor plan/diagram or in a
				separate document.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-131 - Cannabis-Infused Edibles › Section 16-131-100 - Inspections

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(1) CIE processors must allow access to the
				department for inspections and to collect samples as required under RCW
				 69.07.080 and as otherwise authorized by law. The department must have access
				to the CIE facility and the entire facility subject to the cannabis processors
				license, including exterior of the building and grounds, to the extent that
				these may affect the safety of CIEs produced in the CIE facility.
(2) The department will use the same
				inspection procedures and protocols used for inspections of all food processors
				licensed under chapter 69.07 RCW. This includes unscheduled and unannounced
				inspections.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-131 - Cannabis-Infused Edibles › Section 16-131-110 - Suspension, revocation, and denial of endorsement and penalties

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(1) The department may suspend, revoke, or
				deny a CIE endorsement in accordance with RCW  69.07.060.
(2) The department may impose penalties on
				any person who processes, advertises, or distributes CIEs without a CIE
				endorsement. Each of the following is a distinct and separate violation:
(a) Processing CIEs without a valid CIE
				endorsement;
(b) Advertising or
				distributing CIEs processed without a valid CIE endorsement;
(c) Processing, advertising, or distributing
				a CIE that has not received department approval under WAC 16-131-050.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-139 - Penalties › Section 16-139-001 - Promulgation and purpose

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This chapter is promulgated by the director of agriculture
				  for the purpose of establishing fair, uniform and equitable means for assessing
				  civil penalties and licensing actions authorized under RCW 16.49.444,
				  19.32.060,
				  69.07.060,
				  69.07.110,
				  69.07.150(2),
				  69.10.030,
				  69.10.050,
				  and 15.130.555. The rules adopted in WAC
				  16-139-005
				  through
				  16-139-060
				  apply to violations of chapters 16.49 RCW (Custom slaughtering), 19.32 RCW
				  (Food lockers), 69.07 RCW (Washington Food Processing Act) , 69.10 RCW (Food
				  storage warehouses), and 15.130 RCW (Food Safety and Security Act). The
				  director also declares:
(1) Education
				and technical assistance play an important role in the prevention, correction
				or abatement of food safety violations and are the department's preferable
				alternative to regulatory action. However, at times regulatory action is
				necessary to deter violations of food safety laws and rules, to educate persons
				about the consequences of such violations, and to compel compliance with food
				safety laws for the protection of consumers. The department initiates such
				actions when educational measures, technical assistance, warning letters,
				compliance agreements or other remedial measures fail to achieve compliance;
				and
(2) Any regulatory action taken
				by the department against any person who violates the provisions of chapters
				16.49, 69.07 , 69.10, and 15.130 RCW, and rules adopted thereunder shall be
				commensurate with the seriousness of the violation under the circumstances;
				and
(3) Each person shall be
				treated fairly in accordance with the rules set forth in this
				chapter.
Statutory Authority: RCW 16.49.680, 19.32.030,
					 69.04.730,
					 69.07.020 and
					 69.10.055. 98-02-023, §
					 16-139-001, filed 12/31/97, effective
					 1/31/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-139 - Penalties › Section 16-139-005 - Definitions

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(1) Definitions:
(a) "Violation" means commission of an act or
				acts prohibited by chapter 16.49, 69.07 , 69.10, or 15.130 RCW, including rules
				adopted under them.
(b) "Prior
				violation" means the same or a similar violation committed by a person within
				the previous three years.
(c)
				"Critical violation" means a violation resulting in food adulteration that
				could cause injury or illness in consumers or that has the potential to
				contribute to conditions resulting in such adulteration.
(d) "Significant violation" means a violation
				resulting in food adulteration or food being prepared under unsanitary
				conditions not apparently related to a public health danger or that has the
				potential to contribute to conditions resulting in such adulteration and if not
				corrected could lead to a critical violation.
(e) "Economic violation" means a violation
				which affects the purchaser economically, either due to misbranding or
				adulteration where inferior or substandard quality product is substituted, by
				hiding defects or by false or misleading labeling.
(f) "Other violation" means a violation of
				chapter 16.49, 69.07, 69.10, or 15.130 RCW, not covered under the penalty
				schedules in WAC
				16-139-020
				or
				16-139-030,
				including, but not limited to, violation of embargo, mutilation of embargo
				notices, sale of food from an unlicensed processor, operating without a
				required license, refusal of inspection or access, interference with the
				director or the director's designee, or economic and labeling
				violations.
(g) "Same," with
				respect to violations, means an identical recurrence or an exact repetition of
				a previous violation, or a continuation of a previous violation.
(h) "Similar," with respect to violations,
				means related in appearance or nature; alike though not identical.
(i) "Knowingly" means that the alleged
				violator had previous warning, knew or reasonably should have known that a
				condition could result in adverse effects or that a violation would
				occur.
(j) "Potential," with
				respect to violations, means that a violation may result in food adulteration
				or a risk to health or that the violation supports conditions that may
				contribute to food adulteration or a risk to health.
(k) "Probable," with respect to violations,
				means that a violation is reasonably likely to result in food adulteration or a
				risk to health.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-139 - Penalties › Section 16-139-010 - Calculation of penalty

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(1)
				Median penalty selection. In the disposition of administrative cases, the
				department shall determine the penalty as follows:
(a) The department shall first determine the
				correct penalty assignment schedule table listed in either WAC
				16-139-020
				(critical violations), WAC
				16-139-030
				(significant violations), or WAC
				16-139-040
				(economic and other violations), that is applied based on the type of violation
				alleged.
(b) The department shall
				then determine the penalty range based on whether there have been prior
				violations in last three years.
(c)
				The department shall then determine:
(i) The
				probability of a violation causing a risk to health under WAC
				16-139-020
				(critical violations); or
(ii) The
				probability of a violation resulting in food adulteration under WAC
				16-139-030
				(significant violations); or
(iii)
				Whether the violation was knowing under WAC
				16-139-040
				(economic and other violations).
(d) The scheduled penalty is then applied
				unless a proportionate adjustment is made. In no case will a penalty less than
				the minimum penalty listed for the violation be applied.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-139 - Penalties › Section 16-139-020 - Penalty assignment schedule- Critical violations

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LEVEL
DEGREE OF RISK
TO HEALTH
PENALTY
1st Violation in a 3-year period
A. POTENTIAL
$200 and 2-day license suspension
B. PROBABLE
$1000 and 7-day license suspension
2nd Violation in a 3-year period
A. POTENTIAL
$400 and 4-day license suspension
B. PROBABLE
$1000 and 14-day license suspension
3rd Violation in a 3-year period
A. POTENTIAL
$800 and 8-day license suspension
B. PROBABLE
$1000 and 30-day license suspension
Statutory Authority: RCW 16.49.680, 19.32.030,
					 69.04.730,
					 69.07.020 and
					 69.10.055. 98-02-023, §
					 16-139-020, filed 12/31/97, effective
					 1/31/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-139 - Penalties › Section 16-139-030 - Penalty assignment schedule-Significant violations

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LEVEL
POTENTIAL FOR FOOD ADULTERATION
PENALTY
1st Violation in a 3-year period
A. POTENTIAL
$100 and 1-day license suspension
B. PROBABLE
$200 and 2-day license suspension
2nd Violation in a 3-year period
A. POTENTIAL
$200 and 2-day license suspension
B. PROBABLE
$400 and 4-day license suspension
3rd Violation in a 3-year period
A. POTENTIAL
$400 and 4-day license suspension
B. PROBABLE
$800 and 8-day license suspension
Statutory Authority: RCW 16.49.680, 19.32.030,
					 69.04.730,
					 69.07.020 and
					 69.10.055. 98-02-023, §
					 16-139-030, filed 12/31/97, effective
					 1/31/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-139 - Penalties › Section 16-139-040 - Penalty assignment schedule- Economic and other violations of chapters 16.49, 69.07, 69.10, and 15.130 RCW

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LEVEL
DEGREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF VIOLATION
PENALTY
1st Violation in a 3-year period
A. UNKNOWING
$100 and 1-day license suspension
B. KNOWING
$200 and 2-day license suspension
2nd Violation in a 3-year period
A. UNKNOWING
$200 and 2-day license suspension
B. KNOWING
$400 and 4-day license suspension
3rd Violation in a 3-year period
A. UNKNOWING
$300 and 3-day license suspension
B. KNOWING
$1000 and 10-day license suspension
Statutory Authority: RCW 16.49.680, 19.32.030,
					 69.04.730,
					 69.07.020 and
					 69.10.055. 98-02-023, §
					 16-139-040, filed 12/31/97, effective
					 1/31/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-139 - Penalties › Section 16-139-050 - Other dispositions of alleged violations

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Nothing herein shall prevent the department from:
(1) Choosing not to pursue a case
				administratively.
(2) Issuing a
				notice of correction in lieu of pursuing administrative action.
(3) Negotiating settlement(s) of cases on
				such terms and for such reasons as it deems appropriate. Prior violation(s)
				covered by a prior settlement agreement may be used by the department for the
				purpose of determining the appropriate penalty for the current alleged
				violation(s) if not prohibited by the agreement.
Statutory Authority: RCW 16.49.680, 19.32.030,
					 69.04.730,
					 69.07.020 and
					 69.10.055. 98-02-023, §
					 16-139-050, filed 12/31/97, effective
					 1/31/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-139 - Penalties › Section 16-139-060 - Disposition of collected penalty money

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Money collected by the department as civil penalties for
				  violation of chapters 16.49, 69.10, and 15.130 RCW shall be directed to the
				  state general fund. Money collected by the department as civil penalties for
				  violations of chapter 69.07 RCW shall be utilized for food processing industry
				  technical advisement and assistance in meeting food safety regulations and
				  requirements and food safety education and training of food safety program
				  personnel.
Statutory Authority: RCW 16.49.680, 19.32.030,
					 69.04.730,
					 69.07.020 and
					 69.10.055. 98-02-023, §
					 16-139-060, filed 12/31/97, effective
					 1/31/98.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-142 - Perishable packaged food goods Pull dating › Section 16-142-100 - Purpose of rule

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The purpose for this rule is to establish uniform standards
				  for pull date labeling and safe storage conditions for perishable packaged food
				  goods as described in
				  RCW
				  15.130.300.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.915. 99-13-048, § 16-142-100,
					 filed 6/9/99, effective 7/10/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-142 - Perishable packaged food goods Pull dating › Section 16-142-110 - Purpose of pull dates

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The purpose for pull dates is to inform the consumer of the
				  expected length of shelf life for perishable packaged foods in order to allow
				  them a reasonable amount of time to use the product under proper care and
				  storage conditions.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.915. 99-13-048, § 16-142-110,
					 filed 6/9/99, effective 7/10/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-142 - Perishable packaged food goods Pull dating › Section 16-142-120 - Pull date indication

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The pull date indicates the last day that the product can be
				  sold and still allow the purchaser a reasonable amount of time to use the
				  product under normal usage and storage conditions.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.915. 99-13-048, § 16-142-120,
					 filed 6/9/99, effective 7/10/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-142 - Perishable packaged food goods Pull dating › Section 16-142-130 - Selling products after the pull date

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Products can be sold after the pull date has expired if they
				  are still wholesome, not a danger to health and clearly labeled indicating that
				  the pull date has expired. They must be separated from products that are still
				  within pull date.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.915. 99-13-048, § 16-142-130,
					 filed 6/9/99, effective 7/10/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-142 - Perishable packaged food goods Pull dating › Section 16-142-140 - Pull date format

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The pull date must first show the month then the day of the
				  month. The month can either be identified with three letters indicating the
				  month such as DEC for December or by numbers indicating the month from one for
				  January through twelve for December. The day of the month must be shown using
				  two numbers such as 06 for the sixth day or 19 for the nineteenth day. When
				  both the month and day of the month are shown by numbers they must be separated
				  by a space or dash. The pull date must be separated from other numbers or
				  letters on the label so as to prevent confusion.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.915. 99-13-048, § 16-142-140,
					 filed 6/9/99, effective 7/10/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-142 - Perishable packaged food goods Pull dating › Section 16-142-150 - Changing a pull date

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Pull dates on perishable packaged foods subject to pull
				  dating may not be changed, crossed-out or concealed.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.915. 99-13-048, § 16-142-150,
					 filed 6/9/99, effective 7/10/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-142 - Perishable packaged food goods Pull dating › Section 16-142-160 - Location of pull date

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The pull date must be placed on the label in a conspicuous
				  location, that is clearly discernible. The pull date must be legible and of a
				  type size consistent with the size of other required
				  labeling.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.915. 99-13-048, § 16-142-160,
					 filed 6/9/99, effective 7/10/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-142 - Perishable packaged food goods Pull dating › Section 16-142-170 - Storage conditions and temperature requirements for perishable packaged foods

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Storage conditions and temperature requirements for
				  perishable packaged foods are the same as required under chapter 246-215 WAC
				  rules and regulations of the state board of health for food service and chapter
				  69.10 RCW Food storage warehouses.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.04.915. 99-13-048, § 16-142-170,
					 filed 6/9/99, effective 7/10/99.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-144 - Processing frozen desserts › Section 16-144-010 - Definitions

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The definitions and standards contained in chapters 15.36
				  and 15.130 RCW shall apply in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
(1) Frozen desserts means
				ice cream, frozen custard, ice milk, nonfat frozen dairy dessert, dietetic
				frozen desserts, fruit sherbets, and water ices. Such terms shall also include
				any food product which is prepared or manufactured and which contains as an
				ingredient a substantial portion of any of the above mentioned frozen
				desserts.
(2) The terms
				"pasteurization," "pasteurized" and similar terms used in this chapter shall
				mean heating every particle of the product to a temperature of not less than
				155 degrees Fahrenheit and holding continuously for at least thirty minutes in
				approved and properly operated equipment or heating to a temperature of not
				less than 175 degrees Fahrenheit for not less than 25 seconds continuously in
				approved and properly operated equipment.
(3) All frozen desserts shall be
				manufactured, processed, and pasteurized to conform with a bacteriological
				standard of not to exceed 50,000 per milliliter and a coliform limit not
				exceeding 10 per milliliter as determined by Standard Methods for the
				Examination of Dairy Products of the American Public Health Association, and
				the 11th Edition of Official Methods of Analyses of the Association of Official
				Agricultural Chemist. The frozen desserts shall be properly pasteurized as
				evidenced by the phosphatase test.
(4) Harmful microorganisms means bacteria or
				other microorganisms which have been shown to be capable of causing disease in
				humans by consumption or contact.
Order 1069, Regulation 1, filed 9/20/67, effective
					 11/1/67.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-144 - Processing frozen desserts › Section 16-144-145 - Requirements for frozen dessert mix processing, handling, transportation and pasteurization (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021 and
					 69.04.398(3).
					 95-16-062, § 16-144-145, filed 7/26/95, effective
					 8/26/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-144 - Processing frozen desserts › Section 16-144-146 - Transporting frozen dessert mix without requiring repasteurization

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Frozen dessert mixes must be transported in:
(1) Single service containers which meet the
				requirements for Grade A milk products under Appendix J of the pasteurized milk
				ordinance (PMO); or
(2) Containers
				with single service liners which meet the requirements for Grade A milk
				products under Appendix J of the PMO.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021 and
					 69.04.398(3).
					 95-16-062, § 16-144-146, filed 7/26/95, effective
					 8/26/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-144 - Processing frozen desserts › Section 16-144-147 - Transporting frozen dessert mix in milk tank trucks or milk cans

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Transport of mix in milk trucks or milk cans is not allowed.
				  The risk of post pasteurization contamination is too great without final
				  pasteurization at the plant where the mix is frozen and
				  packaged.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021 and
					 69.04.398(3).
					 95-16-062, § 16-144-147, filed 7/26/95, effective
					 8/26/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-144 - Processing frozen desserts › Section 16-144-148 - Required temperature to hold frozen dessert mix

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Frozen dessert mix is required to be held at forty-five
				  degrees Fahrenheit or less at all times.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021 and
					 69.04.398(3).
					 95-16-062, § 16-144-148, filed 7/26/95, effective
					 8/26/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-144 - Processing frozen desserts › Section 16-144-149 - Holding frozen dessert mix after pasteurization

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(1) Frozen dessert mix containers approved
				under WAC
				16-144-146
				must bear a pull date which establishes the last day it may be used. This pull
				date must meet the requirements for pull dating of perishable packaged food
				under chapters 15.130 RCW and 16-142 WAC.
(2) Pasteurized frozen dessert mix may be
				held for up to seventy-two hours in storage tanks before it must be
				repasteurized.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021 and
					 69.04.398(3).
					 95-16-062, § 16-144-149, filed 7/26/95, effective
					 8/26/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-144 - Processing frozen desserts › Section 16-144-150 - Ingredients that must be added to frozen dessert mix before final pasteurization

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
If used, the following ingredients must be added to frozen
				  dessert mix prior to final pasteurization:
(1) All dairy products including milk solids,
				whey, nonfat dry milk, condensed milk, cream, skim milk, and other milk
				products.
(2) Egg
				products.
(3) Reconstituted or
				recombined dry mixes including cocoa and cocoa products which are mixed with
				water or other liquids.
(4) Liquid
				sweeteners.
(5) Dry
				sugars.
(6) Emulsifiers or
				stabilizers which do not meet one of the requirements under WAC
				16-144-151.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021 and
					 69.04.398(3).
					 95-16-062, § 16-144-150, filed 7/26/95, effective
					 8/26/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-144 - Processing frozen desserts › Section 16-144-151 - Ingredients allowed to be added to the frozen dessert mix after final pasteurization or at the freezer

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The following ingredients can be added to frozen dessert mix
				  after final pasteurization or at the freezer:
(1) Ingredients which have been subjected to
				prior heat treatment sufficient to kill harmful microorganisms.
(2) Ingredients with 0.85% water activity or
				less.
(3) High acid ingredients
				with pH 4.7 or less.
(4) Roasted
				nuts or confectionery chips (added at the freezer).
(5) Harmless lactic acid forming bacteria
				cultures.
(6) Fruits and vegetables
				(added at the freezer).
(7)
				Ingredients with high alcohol content (i.e., fifteen percent or more by
				volume).
(8) Ingredients which have
				been subjected to any other process approved by the director which will ensure
				that the finished product is free of harmful microorganisms.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.021 and
					 69.04.398(3).
					 95-16-062, § 16-144-151, filed 7/26/95, effective
					 8/26/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-145 - Food storage warehouses › Section 16-145-010 - Purpose

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These rules are promulgated under section 10, chapter 374,
				  Laws of 1995. The purpose of these rules is to establish a renewal date for the
				  annual food storage warehouse license.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.10.015. 96-01-041, § 16-145-010,
					 filed 12/13/95, effective 1/13/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-145 - Food storage warehouses › Section 16-145-020 - Food storage warehouse license

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The license period for food storage warehouses shall begin on
				  April 1 and run through the following March 31. All food storage warehouse
				  licenses shall expire on March 31 of each year.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.10.015. 96-01-041, § 16-145-020,
					 filed 12/13/95, effective 1/13/96.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-146 - Food processors › Section 16-146-100 - Food processor license

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Licenses to operate a food processing plant or to process
				  food issued under
				  RCW
				  69.07.040 shall expire on the 30th day of
				  June of each year.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.040. 92-19-044 (Order 4011), §
					 16-146-100, filed 9/10/92, effective 10/10/92. Statutory Authority: RCW
					 15.32.100, 15.32.110, 15.32.584,
					 69.07.040, 16.49.440, 16.49.630,
					 15.80.460,
					 15.80.470,
					 15.80.500,
					 16.58.060,
					 20.01.050,
					 22.09.050,
					 22.09.055,
					 22.09.070,
					 22.09.075,
					 17.21.070,
					 17.21.110,
					 17.21.126,
					 17.21.129,
					 17.21.220,
					 17.21.122,
					 15.58.200,
					 15.58.210,
					 15.58.220,
					 17.21.140 and
					 16.57.080. 91-16-005 (Order 2091),
					 § 16-146-100, filed 7/25/91, effective
					 8/25/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-146 - Food processors › Section 16-146-110 - Late renewal penalty for food processor license

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(1) An additional fee shall be assessed for
				any license issued under chapter 69.07 RCW for which an application for renewal
				is not filed prior to July 1st in any year.
(2) Nothing herein shall be construed to
				limit the department's ability, as otherwise provided by law, to deny a
				license, to condition license renewal, or to enforce violations of applicable
				laws, subsequent to the expiration of a license.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.040. 92-19-044 (Order 4011), §
					 16-146-110, filed 9/10/92, effective 10/10/92. Statutory Authority: RCW
					 15.32.100, 15.32.110, 15.32.584,
					 69.07.040, 16.49.440, 16.49.630,
					 15.80.460,
					 15.80.470,
					 15.80.500,
					 16.58.060,
					 20.01.050,
					 22.09.050,
					 22.09.055,
					 22.09.070,
					 22.09.075,
					 17.21.070,
					 17.21.110,
					 17.21.126,
					 17.21.129,
					 17.21.220,
					 17.21.122,
					 15.58.200,
					 15.58.210,
					 15.58.220,
					 17.21.140 and
					 16.57.080. 91-16-005 (Order 2091),
					 § 16-146-110, filed 7/25/91, effective
					 8/25/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-147 - Sanitary certificates › Section 16-147-010 - What is the purpose of this chapter?

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish requirements for
				  issuing sanitary certificates to food processing plants and to milk processing
				  plants.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.525 and
					 69.07.085. 00-05-025, §
					 16-147-010, filed 2/9/00, effective 3/11/00. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.020,
					 69.07.085. 95-02-016 (Order 5066),
					 § 16-147-010, filed 12/27/94, effective
					 1/27/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-147 - Sanitary certificates › Section 16-147-020 - What is a sanitary certificate?

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A sanitary certificate is a notarized statement by a
				  responsible food safety official certifying that a food processing plant or
				  milk processing plant has been inspected and approved by this department and
				  has been issued a license indicating the same.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.525 and
					 69.07.085. 00-05-025, §
					 16-147-020, filed 2/9/00, effective 3/11/00. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.020,
					 69.07.085. 95-02-016 (Order 5066),
					 § 16-147-020, filed 12/27/94, effective
					 1/27/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-147 - Sanitary certificates › Section 16-147-030 - What are the requirements for obtaining a sanitary certificate?

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The requirements for obtaining a sanitary certificate
				  are:
(1) All applicants must be
				currently licensed as either a food processing or milk processing plant in
				Washington state with the department of agriculture under
				RCW
				69.07.040 or
				15.36.051.
(2) Sanitary certificate will be issued only
				to cover products listed on the license application or otherwise approved by
				the department of agriculture.
(3)
				Products for certification must not be under embargo or litigation by the
				department of agriculture, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or other
				recognized public health authorities.
(4) An applicant must not be more than ninety
				days in arrears in paying for previous sanitary certificates issued.
(5) Any applicant that requests sanitary
				certificates must have been inspected by the department of agriculture within
				the inspection frequency guidelines established by Washington state department
				of agriculture and must be in substantial compliance with applicable food
				safety and dairy laws and rules.
(6) The applicant must provide the department
				with a declaration in a form acceptable to the department.
(7) Sanitary certificates will be in a form
				approved by the department of agriculture that specifies the plant location
				where the products were processed and that the plant was inspected and found in
				substantial compliance with food safety or dairy laws and rules. No statements
				will be made to imply that a product was inspected and passed.
(8) Sanitary certificates will be issued in
				the order the requests are received. However advance notice of three business
				days is required to ensure that sanitary certificates will be sent by the date
				needed.
(9) The department will
				deliver sanitary certificate by U.S. mail service. Requests for overnight mail
				or fax will be allowed, but must be paid for by requester.
(10) Milk processing plants that request
				sanitary certificates for Grade A products must be in compliance with the
				Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO), or Condensed and Dry Milk Ordinance (DMO), as
				applicable.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 15.36.525 and
					 69.07.085. 00-05-025, §
					 16-147-030, filed 2/9/00, effective 3/11/00. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.07.020,
					 69.07.085. 95-02-016 (Order 5066),
					 § 16-147-030, filed 12/27/94, effective
					 1/27/95.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-149 - Cottage foods › Section 16-149-010 - Purpose of this chapter

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The purpose of this chapter is to implement chapter 69.22 RCW
				  by establishing rules relating to the:
(1) Issuance of permits regulating the
				production of cottage food products to be sold directly to the ultimate
				consumer.
(2) Conditions under
				which cottage food products identified in this chapter are prepared, stored and
				sold. These rules are generally patterned after those established by the state
				under chapters 16-165 and 16-167 WAC but are tailored specifically to home
				kitchens.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.22.020 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 12-12-016,
					 § 16-149-010, filed 5/24/12, effective
					 6/24/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-149 - Cottage foods › Section 16-149-030 - Prerequisites

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(1) All cottage food operations must be
				permitted every two years by the department. The permit will identify a
				specific listing of the food products allowed to be produced by the cottage
				food operation.
(2) Prior to
				permitting, the department will examine the recipes, labels, and the premises
				of the cottage food operation to determine it to be in substantial compliance
				with the requirements of chapter 69.22 RCW and this rule.
(3) All cottage food operations permitted
				under this section must include with their application for permit a signed
				document attesting, by opting to become permitted, that the permitted cottage
				food operation expressly grants to the regulatory authority the right to enter
				the domestic residence housing the cottage food operation during normal
				business hours, or at other reasonable times, for the purposes of inspection
				including the collection of food samples.
(4) A cottage food operation must comply with
				all applicable county and municipal laws and zoning ordinances that apply to
				conducting a business from one's home residence prior to permitting as a
				cottage food operation, including obtaining a master business
				license.
(5) Any cottage food
				operation which has a private water supply must have the supply tested at least
				60 days prior to permitting and at least annually thereafter and demonstrate
				through a written record of testing that the water supply is potable.
(6) Prior to permitting, the cottage food
				operator shall successfully complete a food safety training program and hold a
				valid food worker card.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.22.020 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 12-12-016,
					 § 16-149-030, filed 5/24/12, effective
					 6/24/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-149 - Cottage foods › Section 16-149-040 - Limitations

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(1) If gross sales during a calendar year
				exceed the maximum annual gross sales allowance of $35,000, the cottage food
				operator must cease operations for the remainder of that permit period or meet
				all the requirements and obtain a food processing plant license or cease
				operations for that calendar year. The department may request, in writing,
				documentation to verify the annual gross sales figure.
(2) Products produced by a cottage food
				operation must be sold by the cottage food operator directly to the consumer.
				Direct sales at venues such as farmers markets, craft fairs, and charitable
				organization functions are permitted. Cottage food operations are prohibited
				from shipping product, conducting mail order sales, selling products by
				consignment or wholesale, and selling product outside of the state. A cottage
				food operation may maintain an internet website displaying available products
				provided any sales arising from the website are completed as in-person
				transactions.
(3) A cottage food
				operation may only produce those specific food products listed on its permit. A
				copy of this permit shall be displayed at farmers markets, craft fairs,
				charitable organization functions and any other direct sale locations where
				cottage foods are sold.
(4) Each
				application is limited to no more than 50 recipes. A "master or base recipe"
				can include variations and still be counted as one recipe. The application must
				include labels corresponding to each product and each variation.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 69.22.020 and
					 chapter
					 34.05 RCW. 12-12-016,
					 § 16-149-040, filed 5/24/12, effective
					 6/24/12.