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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 12. Health |
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Agency 5. Department of Health |
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Chapter 421. Food Regulations |
Section 3800. Periodic inspection
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Article 4. Inspection and Correction of Violations
Food establishments shall be inspected by the designee of the director. Inspections of the food establishments shall be performed as often as necessary for the enforcement of this part in accordance with the following:
1. Except as specified in subdivisions 2 and 3 of this section, the regulatory authority shall inspect a food establishment at least once every six months.
2. The regulatory authority may increase the interval between inspections beyond six months if:
a. The food establishment is fully operating under an approved and validated HACCP plan as specified under 12VAC5-421-3630;
b. The food establishment is assigned a less frequent inspection frequency based on an established risk-based inspection schedule uniformly applied throughout the Commonwealth and updated annually upon reissuance of the annual permit; or
c. The establishment's operation involves only coffee service and other unpackaged or prepackaged food that is not time/temperature control for safety food, such as carbonated beverages and snack food such as chips, nuts, popcorn, and pretzels.
3. The regulatory authority shall inspect a temporary food establishment during its permit period, unless the Virginia Department of Health develops a written risk-based plan for adjusting the frequency of inspections of temporary food establishments that is uniformly applied throughout the Commonwealth.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 18, Issue 10, eff. March 1, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 02, eff. October 16, 2007; Volume 32, Issue 22, eff. July 12, 2016.