Are meat and poultry products required to be stored separately from non-meat ingredients?
A5: No. Meat and poultry products and non-meat ingredients must be stored in a manner to prevent insanitary conditions and to prevent contamination and adulteration of product. As stated above in Question and Answer #4, 9 CFR 416.4(d) is not prescriptive; thus the establishment decides how non-meat ingredients can be stored to meet the performance standard.
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