Manufacturer Storing Food in Self-Storage Warehouse:
An establishment under one ownership at one general physical location that holds food in a leased
space is a facility required to register. If the manufacturer keeps physical control over the food in
its storage unit, the manufacturer is holding food and is required to register the self-storage unit as
a facility.
Owner of a Self-Storage Warehouse:
In a typical self-storage warehouse, the owner of the warehouse/lessor has no physical control
over the food and therefore is not holding food. Consequently, the warehouse owner/lessor is not
required to register the warehouse as a facility.
Third-Party Logistics Warehouse:
In contrast, a typical third-party logistics warehouse has sole physical control over the food stored
in the warehouse. In this case the warehouse is a structure (or establishment) under one
ownership at one general physical location that holds food. Therefore, the owner, operator, or
agent in charge of the warehouse must register the warehouse as a facility.
