What is required for shelf stability at room temperature of meat and poultry products?
• Follow the requirement for Fermentation and Drying. • Submission of a comprehensive HACCP plan, made by the retail establishment and approved by the City of Chicago. • Submission of lab results from a certified laboratory to confirm that the product meets the requirements of shelf stability at room temperature. • The request and approval will be product specific. Each product must be tested and approved. • All documents must be presented to the Chicago Department of Public Health, Food Protection Division, 2133 W. Lexington, Chicago, Il, 60612. For further questions, please contact the department at 312-746-8030. • Foods not properly packaged or packaged in a reduced oxygen atmosphere with prior approval for the Health Department are subject to embargo and or destruction. • Permission to operate may be suspended for refusal by the retail food establishment to allow the regulatory agency access to all records and manuals pertaining to the processing and packaging operation. • Foods fr
