21 CFR 121.126
§ 121.126 Food defense plan.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 121.126, § 121.126 Food defense plan, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/84484
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(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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.