Key Takeaways from the 2022 FDA Food Code

In the waning days of 2022, FDA issued an updated Food Code with several important updates. FDA is responsible for more than a quarter of the U.S. economy, and the Food Code impacts virtually every American.

According to FDA, the Food Code:

represents the FDA's best advice for a uniform system of provisions that address the safety and protection of food offered at retail and in food service, and while it is a model code that is not required, it has been widely adopted by state, local, tribal and territorial agencies that regulate more than one million restaurants, retail food stores, vending operations and food service operations in schools, hospitals, nursing homes, and childcare centers. 

Let’s examine the key new provisions of the 2022 Food Code.

Why were these changes made and what are the key impacts on restaurants?The Food Code is updated to reflect best safety practices while taking account of societal changes and practical realities at food establishments…