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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 310. Oklahoma State Department of Health |
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Chapter 257. Food Establishments |
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Subchapter 5. Food |
SECTION 310:257-5-63. Variance requirement
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- A food establishment shall obtain a variance from the Department as specified in OAC 310:257-15-3 and under OAC 310:257-15-4 before:(1) Smoking food as a method of food preservation rather than as a method of flavor enhancement;(2) Curing food;(3) Using food additives or adding components such as vinegar:(A) As a method of food preservation rather than as a method of flavor enhancement, or(B) To render a food so that it is not potentially hazardous Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food;(4) Packaging Time/Temperature Control for Safety Food using a reduced oxygen packaging method except where the growth of and toxin formation by Clostridium botulinum and the growth of Listeria monocytogenes are controlled as specified under OAC 310:257-5-64;(5) Operating a molluscan shellfish life-support system display tank used to store and display shellfish that are offered for human consumption;(6) Custom processing animals that are for personal use as food and not for sale or service in a food establishment;(7) Sprouting seeds or beans; or(8) Preparing food by another method that is determined by the Department to require a variance.