Food Establishment Checklist for Allergens

You’ve worked hard to build your business, now it’s time to protect it. Educate yourself and your employees with this food establishment checklist for allergens, so you can take the right steps to stay safe and reduce risks.

Meat and poultry products, with an emphasis on Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)-regulated establishments, state-regulated establishments and operations where all or part of the premises meet the “food processing plant” definition must address allergens for processing, handling, storing and labeling.

This checklist is designed to help an establishment identify, control and properly label allergens in food products. Any question answered “No” should be thoroughly investigated and corrective actions taken.