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Food Protection Program documents and additional resources related to food processing
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Licenses and permits

Open PDF file, 1.27 MB,  Application for License to Transport Bakery Products into the Commonwealth for the Purpose of Sale (English, PDF 1.27 MB)
Open DOC file, 274.24 KB,  Application for License to Transport Bakery Products into the Commonwealth for the Purpose of Sale (English, DOC 274.24 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.15 MB,  Application for Initial Licensure for Food Processing and/or Distribution at Wholesale (English, PDF 1.15 MB)
Open DOCX file, 39.21 KB,  Application for Initial Licensure for Food Processing and/or Distribution at Wholesale (English, DOCX 39.21 KB)
Open PDF file, 70.9 KB,  Slaughtering and Processing of Meat and Poultry (English, PDF 70.9 KB)
Open DOCX file, 23.45 KB,  Slaughtering and Processing of Meat and Poultry (English, DOCX 23.45 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.18 MB,  Application for Licensure to Process Poultry within scope of Mobile Poultry Processing Unit (MPPU) Pilot (English, PDF 1.18 MB)
Open RTF file, 326.6 KB,  Application for Licensure to Process Poultry within scope of Mobile Poultry Processing Unit (MPPU) Pilot (English, RTF 326.6 KB)

Policies and guidelines

Open PDF file, 16.19 KB,  Food Processing Licensing Policy - Multiple Licensees in a Single Facility (English, PDF 16.19 KB)
Open DOC file, 38 KB,  Food Processing Licensing Policy - Multiple Licensees in a Single Facility (English, DOC 38 KB)
Open PDF file, 317.45 KB,  Food Salvage and Reconditioning Guidelines (English, PDF 317.45 KB)
Open DOCX file, 34.55 KB,  Food Salvage and Reconditioning Guidelines (English, DOCX 34.55 KB)
Open PDF file, 105.27 KB,  Licensure and Inspection Standards for Processing or Distributing Food for Sale at Wholesale (English, PDF 105.27 KB)
Open DOCX file, 25.85 KB,  Licensure and Inspection Standards for Processing or Distributing Food for Sale at Wholesale (English, DOCX 25.85 KB)
Open PDF file, 66.61 KB,  Minimum Requirements for Packaged-Food Labeling (English, PDF 66.61 KB)
Open DOCX file, 111.72 KB,  Minimum Requirements for Packaged-Food Labeling (English, DOCX 111.72 KB)
Open PDF file, 98.16 KB,  Processing Guidelines for Apple Cider Production (English, PDF 98.16 KB)
Open DOCX file, 30.98 KB,  Processing Guidelines for Apple Cider Production (English, DOCX 30.98 KB)
Open PDF file, 70.9 KB,  Slaughtering and Processing of Meat and Poultry (English, PDF 70.9 KB)
Open DOCX file, 23.45 KB,  Slaughtering and Processing of Meat and Poultry (English, DOCX 23.45 KB)
Open PDF file, 667.36 KB,  The Use of Mobile Poultry Processing Equipment Under USDA Exemptions as Outlined in the Poultry Products Inspection Act (English, PDF 667.36 KB)
Open DOCX file, 441.88 KB,  The Use of Mobile Poultry Processing Equipment Under USDA Exemptions as Outlined in the Poultry Products Inspection Act (English, DOCX 441.88 KB)

Publications

Open PDF file, 109.21 KB,  REVISED REGULATION: Good Manufacturing Practices for Wholesale Food Businesses (English, PDF 109.21 KB)
Open DOCX file, 1.09 MB,  REVISED REGULATION: Good Manufacturing Practices for Wholesale Food Businesses (English, DOCX 1.09 MB)
Open PDF file, 302.66 KB,  The Massachusetts Minimum Requirements for Packaged Food Labeling Brochure (English, PDF 302.66 KB)
Open DOC file, 1 MB,  The Massachusetts Minimum Requirements for Packaged Food Labeling Brochure (English, DOC 1 MB)
See in Good Manufacturing Practices for Wholesale Food Businesses in Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish 
FDA Food Labeling Guide: Guidance for Industry 
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) 
New England Food Entrepreneurs 

Regulations

Open PDF file, 390.71 KB,  105 CMR 500.000: Good Manufacturing Practices for Food (English, PDF 390.71 KB)
Open DOCX file, 545.2 KB,  105 CMR 500.000: Good Manufacturing Practices for Food (English, DOCX 545.2 KB)

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