1. (a) The operator of a food processing establishment shall develop, maintain, and make available for department review written procedures sufficient to notify consignees and consumers of a product recall and remove the affected product from commerce as described in 21 C.F.R. 117.139 (recall plan), adopted by reference in 18 AAC 31.011. These written procedures must describe the steps to be taken, and assign responsibilities for taking those steps, to perform the following actions as appropriate to the establishment:

   1. (1) notify each direct consignee of the recalled food product, including instruction of how to return or dispose of the affected product;
   2. (2) notify the public about the hazard presented by the recalled food product;
   3. (3) appropriately dispose of the recalled food product by reprocessing, reworking, diverting to a use that does not present a safety concern, or destroying the food product; and
   4. (4) verify, by means such as personal visits, telephone calls, written communications, or a combination of those means, that each consignee received notification of the recall and has taken the appropriate action.
2. (b) The operator of a food processing establishment shall notify the department immediately if the operator knows or has reason to believe that a product released into commerce might be adulterated or misbranded.
3. (c) The operator of a food processing establishment shall implement the recall procedures developed in (a) of this section either at the direction of the department or of the operator's own accord if the operator knows or has reason to believe that a product released into commerce might be adulterated or misbranded.
4. (d) The operator of a food processing establishment shall maintain records relating to implementation of recall procedures, including notifications to the department, consignees, and the public, and product disposition.

(Eff. 6/25/2020, Register 234)

Authority: AS 17.20.005, AS 17.20.230, AS 17.20.290, AS 17.20.010, AS 17.20.250, AS 44.46.020, AS 17.20.072, AS 17.20.260, AS 17.20.180, AS 17.20.270