TB MED 530/NAVMED P-5010-1/AFMAN 48-147_IP
Tri-Service Food Code
Dated 1 March, 2019
452 pages.
The purpose of this publication is to establish standardized military food safety standards, criteria, procedures, and roles for the sanitary control and surveillance of food to mitigate risk factors known to cause food borne illness.
These provisions constitute the Tri-Service Food Code (TSFC. When sanitation principles and procedures vary, this publication takes precedence.
Applicability
This publication–
- Applies to all food activities purchased using appropriated or nonappropriated funds for the Active Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps; the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force Reserves; Army and Air National Guard; and Department of Defense (DOD). Includes activities associated with contract food service, food concessions, food vendors, hospital food service, and retail stores operating on DOD installations, sites, and jurisdictions.
- Specifies requirements of military, Civilian, contract, and volunteer personnel providing military food service (for example, food operations occurring on a military installation and food establishments operated in an official capacity, except as indicated in paragraph 1-4.f., to support military members, DOD employees, and other beneficiaries.)
- Applies to all phases of training, exercises, and deployments to ensure that food prepared for and consumed by military personnel on DOD installations is unadulterated, honestly presented to the consumer, and poses minimal risk of food borne illness.
- Is used as a guide by military public health regulators when developing local policies to address food-related activities or operations that do not meet the definition of a “food establishment,” for example, farmers markets, a home business, unit food events, and local vegetable gardens supporting morale, wellness, and educational initiatives.
This book is a "mini" (half the size of a regular sheet of paper) size - A popular size to carry anywhere (briefcase, large pocket, purse) but the print is large enough for easy reading. The binding is with coil, allowing easy flipping of pages without jamming.
This website also has this book in the BIG size (the size of a regular sheet of paper).
The color covers are laminated for weather protection with black and white inside printing.