If a facility is a “retail food establishment” under 21 CFR 1.227, storerooms for the retail food
establishment that are under the same ownership and at the same general location and thus, part
of, the retail food establishment, are not required to register. However, a distribution center or
warehouse that is not at the same general physical location as the retail food establishment does
not meet the definition of “retail food establishment” in 21 CFR 1.227 because it does not sell
food from the facility directly to consumers. Thus, such a distribution center or warehouse is
required to register.
