Date Marking Laws and Guidance

 

Alabama

• Date Marking

Arizona 

• Chapter 8: Department Of Health Services Food, Recreational And Institutional Sanitation Article 1. Food And Drink  Go To:  Page 64 3-501.17 
• Date Marking of PHF

Arkansas 

• Arkansas State Board Of Health GO TO: Page 60 3-501.17 Ready-To-Eat, Potentially Hazardous Food, (Time/Temperature Control For Safety Food) Date Marking

Colorado 

• Date Marking Food At Retail
• Easy Steps To Date Marking  

Connecticut

• Frequently Asked Questions GO TO: 5

Delaware 

• Food GO TO: Page 92

FDA

• Date Marking Poster

Georgia 

• Date Marking Handout
• Rules And Regulations Food Service Chapter 511-6-1 GO TO: Page 72 2. (G)

Hawaii

• Date Marking
• Date Marking Requirements

​Idaho 

• Date Marking Ready-To-Eat Foods​

Illinois

• Date Marking FAQ’s

Indiana 

• A Simple Approach To Date Marking
• Ready-To-Eat, Potentially Hazardous Food: Date Marking 

Kansas 

• Date Marking Handout
• Kansas Food Code: GO TO: Page 60 3-501.17

Louisiana 

• ​Public Health―Sanitary Code GO TO: Page 268  §1507. Date Marking  

Maine

• Date Marking Of Potentially Hazardous Foods

Massachusetts 

• Chapter 1 – Purpose And Definitions GO TO : Page 42  3-501.17 Time/Temperature Control For Safety Food, Date Marking

Michigan 

• Date Marking Guide For Food Establishments (Food Code Section 3-501.17)
• Food Date Marking
• Michigan Modified Food Code  GO TO: Index 81 3-501.17  Ready-To-Eat, Potentially Hazardous Food  Date Marking.   

Minnesota 

• Minnesota Administrative Rules
• Date Marking Fact Sheet
• Date Marking Seven Day Limit For Ready-To-Eat Food

Missouri 

• Ready-To-Eat, Potentially Hazardous Food, Date Marking GO TO: Page 45​
• What Food Needs Marked?

Montana 

• Date Marking Guide
• Date Marking Handout
• Food Code 2013  GO TO: Page 92 3-501.17

Nebraska 

• Nebraska Food Code GO TO:  Page 70  3-501.17
• Focus On Food Safety GO TO: Page 13​

Nevada 

• Chapter 446 – Food Establishments GO TO: Nac 446.179 Refrigerated, Ready-To-Eat Potentially Hazardous Food (Time/Temperature Control For Safety Food): Date Marking
• Date Marking Guidance

New Jersey 

• HACCP Based Standard Operating Procedures (Pg. 19)

New Mexico 

• New Mexico Food Code – Nm Environment Department Retail And Manufactured Food Field Guide GO TO: Page 89  3-501.17 Ready-To-Eat, Time/Temperature Control For Safety Food, Date Marking. 

North Carolina 

• Date Marking Brochure
• Date Marking Information
• Food Code Manual GO TO:  Page 85     3-501.17​

Ohio 

• Date Marking of Food
• Food: Limitation Of Growth Of Organisms Of Public Health Concern (3717-1-03.4 [G])

Oklahoma 

• Ready-To-Eat, Potentially Hazardous Food, Date Marking  GO TO: Page 54

Oregon 

• Date Marking Requirements

Pennsylvania 

• Ready-To-Eat. Time/Temperature Control For Safety Food, Date Marking 
• Mobile Food Facility Operation Guide GO TO: Page 22

South Carolina 

• Retail Food Establishments: Date Marking Guide 

South Dakota 

• Date Marking & Disposal Of Ready To Eat Potentially Hazardous Food Food Code Fact Sheet #8 

Tennessee 

• Chapter 0080-04-09 Retail Food Store Sanitation GO TO: Page 57  7. Ready-To-Eat, Time/Temperature Control For Safety Food Date Marking. 
• Fact Sheet: Date Marking​

Texas 

• Texas Food Establishment Rules Field Inspection Manual GO TO:  Page 71

Utah  

• Date Marking GO TO: Page 92​​

Vermont 

• Health Regulations For Food Service Establishments GO TO: Page 25 K.  Ready-To-Eat, Potentially Hazardous Food, Date Marking

Virginia 

• Date Marking 

​Wisconsin ​

• Date Marking Document
• Date Marking Fact Sheet
• Significant Food Code Changes

​Wyoming 

• ​Date Marking GO TO: Page 3-28