LACF and Acidified Foods Regulations and Requirements

Susan Brecher, Robyn Jones and Emily Weyl from the FDA discusses FDA's regulations for low acid and acidified shelf stable canned foods, commonly referred to as the LACF regulations. LACF regulations require that manufacturers of these foods register their facility and file their scheduled processes with the FDA.

0:00 Introduction
1:00 What are LACF and Acidified Food Products?
2:55 Why Do We Have LACF and Acidified Foods Regulations?
3:58 Which Regulations Cover LACF and Acidified Food Products?
4:45 21 CFR 108 - Emergency Permit Control
5:41 Example of a Registration Form
6:50 Process Filing Forms
9:46 21 CFR 113 - LACF
11:03 21 CFR 113 - LACF Subpart C - Equipment
12:16 21 CFR 113 - LACF Subpart D - Container Closures
13:10 21 CFR 113 - LACF Subpart E - Production and Process Controls
15:20 21 CFR 113 - LACF Subpart F - Records and Reports
15:38 21 CFR 114 - Acidified Foods
18:37 Coding for LACF and Acidified Products
19:17 LACF and Acidified Foods Compliance