FDA Food Code 2022 Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration

Oct 2, 2026

The document presents the FDA Food Code as a model system to safeguard public health by ensuring food is safe and honestly presented when served to consumers. It describes the purpose of the uniform provisions for retail food stores and food service operations and notes how local, state, and federal jurisdictions may adopt the model. It also records prior code and sanitation ordinance editions from 1934 onward, culminating in the 2022 recommendations and version dated January 18, 2023.

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Preface

Foodborne Illness Estimates, Risk Factors, and Interventions

January 18, 2023 Version Food Code 2022 Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration The Food Code is a model for safeguarding public health and ensuring food is unadulterated and honestly presented when offered to the consumer. It represents FDA's best advice for a uniform system of provisions that address the safety and protection of food offered at retail and in food service. This model is offered for adoption by local, state, and federal governmental jurisdictions for administration by the various departments, agencies, bureaus, divisions, and other units within each jurisdiction that have been delegated compliance responsibilities for food service, retail food stores, or food vending operations. Alternatives that offer an equivalent level of public health protection to ensure that food at retail and foodservice is safe are recognized in this model. Previous Editions of Codes Recommended by The United States Public Health Service for Regulating Operations Providing Food Directly to the Consumer 1934 - Restaurant Sanitation Regulations, Proposed by the U.S. Public Health Service in cooperation with the Conference of State and Territorial Health Officers and the National Restaurant Code Authority 1935 - An Ordinance Regulating Food and Drink Establishments (Recommended by U.S. Public Health Service), December 1935, Mimeographed 1938 - Ordinance and Code Regulating Eating and Drinking Establishments, Recommended by the U. S. Public Health Service, March 1938, Mimeographed 1940 - Ordinance and Code Regulating Eating and Drinking Establishments, Recommended by the U.S. Public Health Service, June 1940, Mimeographed 1943 - Ordinance and Code Regulating Eating and Drinking Establishments, Recommended by the United States Public Health Service, 1943, FSA, Public Health Bulletin No. 280 (Republished in 1955, DHEW, PHS Publication No. 37) 1957 - The Vending of Foods and Beverages-A Sanitation Ordinance and Code, 1957 Recommendations of the Public Health Service, DHEW, PHS Publication No. 546 1962 - Food Service Sanitation Manual Including A Model Food Service Sanitation Ordinance and Code, 1962 Recommendations of the Public Health Service, DHEW, PHS Publication No. 934 1965 - The Vending of Food and Beverages-A Sanitation Ordinance and Code, 1965 Recommendations of the Public Health Service, DHEW, PHS Publication No. 546 1976 - Food Service Sanitation Manual Including A Model Food Service Sanitation Ordinance, 1976 Recommendations of the Food and Drug Administration, DHEW/PHS/FDA, DHEW Publication No. (FDA) 78-2091 1978 - The Vending of Food and Beverages Including A Model Sanitation Ordinance, 1978 Recommendations of the Food and Drug Administration, DHEW/PHS/FDA, DHEW Publication No. (FDA) 78-2091 1982 - Retail Food Store Sanitation Code, 1982 Recommendations of the Association of Food and Drug Officials and U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, AFDO/HHS Publication 1993 - Food Code, 1993 Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, National Technical Information Service Publication PB94-113941 1995 - Food Code, 1995 Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, National Technical Information Service Publication PB95-265492 1997 - Food Code, 1997 Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, National Technical Information Service Publication PB97-133656 1999 - Food Code, 1999 Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, National Technical Information Service Publication PB99-115925 2001 - Food Code, 2001Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, National Technical Information Service Publication PB2002-100819 2003 - Supplement to the 2001 Food Code

FAQs

What is the purpose of the FDA Food Code model?

It provides uniform provisions that help safeguard public health and ensure food is safe and honestly presented to consumers.

Who can adopt the Food Code model?

Local, state, and federal jurisdictions can adopt it through administrative units responsible for compliance in retail, food service, or vending operations.

Why does the document emphasize foodborne illness prevention?

Foodborne illness is described as a major cause of preventable illness and death and an avoidable economic burden, with many outbreaks occurring each year.

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