Food Related

REGULATIONS and Requirements

• Approved Manual Choke-Saving Procedures: 105 CMR 605.000
• Food Code - Merged
• Food Code 105 CMR 590.00
• 2013 FDA Food Code
• 2015 FDA Food Code Supplement
• 520 CMR 15.00: Ice Cream Truck Vendor - Public Safety Requirements
• Licensing and Testing Requirements for Frozen Desserts
• Frozen Dessert Definition M.G.L. Part 1, Title XV, Ch.94, Section 65G
• Frozen Dessert - M.G.L. Part 1, Title xv, Ch. 94, Section 65H
• Packaged-Food Labeling Minimum Requirements
• Regulations of the Framingham BOH Regulating Food Establishments (Local Regulation)
• Zoning for Cottage Kitchens (Home Businesses)

APPLICATIONS, WAIVERS & TEMPLATES

• After School, Daycare & Drop-in Programs Food Permit Waiver Application
• Catering Operation Plan Review Permit Application
• Catering Event Registration Form
• Residential (Cottage) Kitchen Food Operation Permit Application with Review
• Food Establishment Permit to Operate Application
• Food Establishment Plan Review Application
• Food Employee Reporting Agreement Template (English)
• Food Employee Reporting Agreement Portuguese
• Food Employee Reporting Agreement Spanish
• Frozen Dessert - Application for License to Manufacture Frozen Desserts and / or Ice Cream (RENEW ONLINE)
• Mobile Food Establishment (MFE) Permit to Operate with Frozen Dessert Application
• Temporary or Seasonal Food Establishment Permit Application
• Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) Request & Approval Form
• Additional Attachment Form A & B for Temporary or Seasonal Food Establishment Permit Application
• Time as a Public Health Control (TPHC) Request & Approval Form
• Variance Request to Use a Food Additive Application - For Sushi Operations or Operations that use Acidification
• Variance Request Application (General)

GUIDELINES & ADVISORIES

• Bake Sale Guidelines for Non-Profit Sponsored Organizations
• Cottage Food (Residential Kitchen) Guide
• FDA Employee Health & Personal Hygiene Handbook
• Guidance for Emergency Action Planning for Retail Food Establishments
• Latex Glove Guideline
• Pot Luck Advisory

CERTIFICATION & TRAINING

• Allergy Awareness Training
• Certified Food Manager Training
• Choke Save Class Schedule 2022
• Food Safety Exams - Trainers

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Food Allergen Awareness
• CBD in Food Manufactured or Sold in Massachusetts - FAQ’s
• Norovirus: Facts for Food Workers
• Partnership for Food Safety Education