Violation Code: 03G-36-4

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3-502.12(E)(1) FC: (E) Except as specified under Paragraph (F) of this section, a food establishment that packages cheese using a reduced oxygen packaging method shall: (1) Limit the cheeses packaged to those that are commercially manufactured in a food processing plant with no ingredients added in the food establishment and that meet the Standards of Identity as specified in 21 CFR 133.150 Hard cheeses, 21 CFR 133.169 Pasteurized process cheese or 21 CFR 133.187 Semisoft cheeses; 3-502.12(E)(1) FC: (E) Except as specified under Paragraph (F) of this section, a food establishment that packages cheese using a reduced oxygen packaging method shall: (1) Limit the cheeses packaged to those that are commercially manufactured in a food processing plant with no ingredients added in the food establishment and that meet the Standards of Identity as specified in 21 CFR 133.150 Hard cheeses, 21 CFR 133.169 Pasteurized process cheese or 21 CFR 133.187 Semisoft cheeses; 3-502.12(E)(3) and (4) FC: (E) Except as specified under Paragraph (F) of this section, a food establishment that packages cheese using a reduced oxygen packaging method shall: (3) Labels the package on the principal display panel with a ''use by'' date that does not exceed 30 days from its packaging or the original manufacturer's ''sell by'' or ''use by'' date, whichever occurs first; and (4) Discards the reduced oxygen packaged cheese if it is not sold for off-premises consumption or consumed within 30 calendar days of its packaging. 3-502.11 FC: A food establishment shall obtain a variance from the regulatory authority as specified in Section 8-103.10 and under Section 8-103.11.