Food defense plan.
21 C.F.R. § 121.126
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a) Requirement for a food defense plan. You must prepare, or have prepared, and implement a written food defense plan.
(b) Contents of a food defense plan. The written food defense plan must include:
(1) The written vulnerability assessment, including required explanations, to identify significant vulnerabilities and actionable process steps as required by § 121.130(c);
(2) The written mitigation strategies, including required explanations, as required by § 121.135(b);
(3) The written procedures for the food defense monitoring of the implementation of the mitigation strategies as required by § 121.140(a);
(4) The written procedures for food defense corrective actions as required by § 121.145(a)(1); and
(5) The written procedures for food defense verification as required by § 121.150(b).
(c) Records. The food defense plan required by this section is a record that is subject to the requirements of subpart D of this part.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-21.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026
