Guidance on Dairy Certification for Cold Storage Facilities

For our inquiries about a Dairy cert, we do not know the size of the packaging or type of dairy product we will be receiving. We were wondering if a specific license is required for a warehouse. We currently don't have any customers to whom we can provide this service. Our goal is to be able to store different types of dairy products, not only milk, as a 3rd party cold storage / warehouse facility. We will only store the product for clients, not to manufacture, export or process the product as we will not take ownership of the product.  

Hi Nicole,

Where will these dairy products come from? Where will they go from your facility? 

Hello, we are an export and Import inspection facility ( USDA/FSIS), product can come from multiple countries. Our intent with the product is only to store it under controlled temperatures in our freezer facilities. We will be considered 3rd party storage, we do no take ownership or process the product at any step. Once it leaves our facility it will most like go for retail/wholesale. Transportation is also not our responsibility, customer use their own brokers. For delivery and pick up.  we are and

Inspection I-House for USDA and we also have a cosmetic license. We specialize in meat, storage, de-box, tempering and fat testing. 

1. USDA said they don't provide such certification for storage / warehousing and to contact FDA. 

2. FDA said we need to be added to the FDA inventory and inspection inventory and also get registered with the state. ( I think they misunderstood our process and think we are/want to be a dairy plant) 

3. Department of health- division of Dairy project said: If we wish to store or cross dock retail/consumer packaged pasteurized milk products then you are permitted to do this under the firm’s Wholesale Food and Cosmetic License. 

Hello, we are an export and Import inspection facility ( USDA/FSIS), product can come from multiple countries. Our intent with the product is only to store it under controlled temperatures in our freezer facilities. We will be considered 3rd party storage, we do no take ownership or process the product at any step. Once it leaves our facility it will most like go for retail/wholesale. Transportation is also not our responsibility, customer use their own brokers. For delivery and pick up.  we are and

 

Inspection I-House for USDA and we also have a cosmetic license. We specialize in meat, storage, de-box, tempering and fat testing. 

 

1. USDA said they don't provide such certification for storage / warehousing and to contact FDA. 

2. FDA said we need to be added to the FDA inventory and inspection inventory and also get registered with the state. ( I think they misunderstood our process and think we are/want to be a dairy plant) 

3. Department of health- division of Dairy project said: If we wish to store or cross dock retail/consumer packaged pasteurized milk products then you are permitted to do this under the firm’s Wholesale Food and Cosmetic License. 

2. FDA said we need to be added to the FDA inventory and inspection inventory and also get registered with the state. ( I think they misunderstood our process and think we are/want to be a dairy plant) 

If you store FDA regulated products you usually need to be registered and comply with FSMA rules.   https://www.fda.gov/...her-submissions.   

A.1 Who must register under the food facility registration requirements? If you are the owner, operator, or agent in charge of either a domestic or foreign facility that is engaged in manufacturing/processing, packing, or holding of food for human or animal consumption in the United States, you must register with FDA, unless you are exempt under 21 CFR 1.226 from the requirement to register. If you are an owner, operator, or agent in charge of a domestic facility, you must register your facility whether or not the food from the facility enters interstate commerce (21 CFR 1.225(b)). If you are the owner, operator, or agent in charge of a facility, you may authorize an individual to register your facility on your behalf (see 21 CFR 1.225© and 1.230(a)). A foreign facility’s U.S. agent may, but is not required to, register the facility (21 CFR 1.230).