Food processor licensing—New application—Inspection criteria.
To qualify for a new food processing plant license issued under chapter
69.07 RCW, the Washington Food Processing Act, a food processing facility must first make application to the department. After the department receives a complete application, the department will inspect the facility. The facility must be in compliance with the following requirements prior to issuance of a license:
The food processing facility must achieve a score of ninety points or higher on the prelicensing inspection AND be in compliance with licensing criteria. Refer to WAC
16-165-140 for the inspection criteria. For the purposes of licensing, a food processing facility may incur a one-point debit of a licensing criteria that has sliding scale.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
15.30.120,
69.07.020,
69.10.055, and
16.49.025. WSR 20-17-020, § 16-165-110, filed 8/6/20, effective 9/6/20. Statutory Authority: RCW
16.49.680,
19.32.030,
69.04.730,
69.07.020 and
69.10.055. WSR 99-13-001, § 16-165-110, filed 6/3/99, effective 7/4/99.]