As a shipper, you must establish written procedures subject to the records requirements discussed in Section VII, that describe how you conduct your operations to ensure that food does not become unsafe during transportation. There are as many as 3 specific types of written procedures you must establish, depending upon the type of food you ship:
- In all cases, as a shipper, you must develop and implement written procedures adequate to ensure that vehicles and equipment used in your transportation operations are in appropriate sanitary condition for the transportation of the food, i.e., they will prevent the food from becoming unsafe during the transportation operation. You may perform the measures to implement these procedures yourself, or they may be accomplished by the carrier or another party subject to the rule under a written agreement subject to the records requirements discussed in Section VII. (21 CFR 1.908(b)(3))
- If you ship food in bulk, you must also develop and implement written procedures adequate to ensure that a previous cargo does not make the food unsafe. You may perform the measures to implement these procedures yourself, or they may be accomplished by the carrier or another party subject to the rule under a written agreement subject to the records requirements discussed in Section VII. (21 CFR 1.908(b)(4))
- If you ship food that requires temperature control for safety under the conditions of shipment you must also develop and implement written procedures to ensure that the food is transported under adequate temperature control. You may perform the measures to implement these procedures yourself, or they may be accomplished by the carrier or another party subject to the rule under a written agreement subject to the records requirements discussed in Section VII. These measures must include measures equivalent to those specified for carriers under 21 CFR 1.908(e)(1), (2) and (3) discussed in Section V. E. (21 CFR 1.908(b)(2))
