Pursuant to Title 21, Section 117.4, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), manufactured food establishments must ensure the following:

1. Each position within the company (temporary, seasonal, supervisorial or otherwise) must be documented with clearly defined roles, responsibilities, qualifications and required training.
2. Manufactured food establishment operations must train all personnel on relevant food manufacturing, packaging, labeling, and holding policies and procedures. Manufactured food establishment operations must ensure that these policies are clear and easy to follow.
3. Management of each facility must ensure that all employees (including temporary and seasonal) engaged in manufacturing, processing, packing or holding foods are qualified through education, training or experience (or a combination thereof) as appropriate to perform the individual's assigned duties and receive training in the principles of food hygiene and food safety, including the importance of employee health and personal hygiene, as appropriate to the food, the facility and the individual's assigned duties.
4. Supervisory personnel must be responsible for ensuring individuals are qualified and trained to their specific job/function and must also have the education, training or experience (or a combination thereof) necessary to supervise the production of clean and safe food.

Training Records Requirements

Manufactured food establishment operations must maintain records that document required food safety and hygiene training as appropriate to the food, the facility, and each individual's assigned duties. These records are subject to the requirements of 21 CFR 117 Subpart F. Learn more about records requirements.

Managers or supervisors who are responsible for establishing and maintaining records of the qualifications and training of employees should keep these records as originals or true copies as described in 21 CFR 117.305(a). These records must be accurate and legible and should describe the type of training, topics covered, how and when the training was delivered, and by whom. Training records should also identify the facility where the employee works, the purpose of the training, and the identity of the employees who received the training. Additionally, employee signatures can be used to verify that they received a specific type of training at a specific date and time.