Food Code Prohibition Against Bare Hand Contact With Ready-to-Eat Foods; Preparation of a White Paper for Review by the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods

Résumé

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a request for scientific data and information to aid in the development of a white paper, or summary of current information, on the contamination of ready-to-eat foods associated with food preparation employees. FDA will present the white paper to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) for its review and recommendations. FDA is seeking NACMCF input on this food contamination issue at the request of the Conference for Food Protection (CFP).