How long must a food establishment keep the shellstock identification tags that come with live shellfish?
a.90 days from the date the last shellfish from the container was used or sold
b.24 hours after the container is emptied, then the tag may be thrown away
c.7 days from the date it came in, the limit that applies to date-marked food
d.One year after purchase, filed with the invoices for the annual health inspection
Explanation
Shellstock identification tags must be kept, in order and marked with the date the last shellfish was used, for 90 days from that date, so illnesses can be traced back to the harvest source. Discarding the tag 24 hours after the container is emptied is far too short for traceback; the 7-day figure is the date-marking limit for ready-to-eat food, not the tag-retention rule; and a full year is more than the Code requires. The tag links each container to its harvest location and date.
Law Reference: FDA Food Code §3-203.12Practice all 500 questions free — no signup required.
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