Dairy & Food Inspection Division

The mission of the MDA is to enhance the quality of life of Minnesotan's by ensuring the integrity of the food supply, the health of the environment and enabling a strong agricultural economy. As the primary food safety agency in Minnesota, the Dairy & Food Inspection Division's (DFID) primary role is to carry out the first part of MDA's mission: ensuring the integrity of the food supply including animal feed, dairy products, food products, meat, shell eggs, and poultry. DFID accomplishes this mission through regulatory inspections and enforcement, surveillance sampling, special investigations, consumer protection, and educational outreach. The goal of these food safety programs is to prevent the sale or consumption of adulterated food, animal feed, meat, shell eggs, poultry and dairy products and to heighten awareness of proper biosecurity and food safety practices

• Anthrax - Effects of Heat, Cleaning Compounds and Chemical Disinfectants on Anthrax
• Anti-terrorism efforts in food and dairy facilities 
• Constructing a Handsink for a Food Stand (PDF: 152 KB / 2 pages)
• Drug Residue Reduction in Milk 
• E. coli Fact Sheet 
• Flood Clean-up Guidelines for Stored Food 
• Food Allergen Information:
  • Food ingredients that may cause allergies 
  • Manufacturers' Guide for Managing Food Allergen Risks 
  • Allergen checklist for food suppliers and manufacturers (PDF: 21 KB / 1 page)
  • Retail Food Establishments' Guide for Managing Food Allergen Risks 
• Food Manager Certification Courses and Exams EXT
• Food Manager Certification Fact Sheet 
• Food Safety Fact Sheets 
• Food Safety Information & Resources
• Grill Tips (PDF: 101 KB / 2 pages)
• Hazards of Confined Space Entry (PDF: 29 KB / 1 page)
• Minnesota Food Code EXT
• "Pickle Bill" Information 
• Posters
  • Cold Foods (PDF: 28 KB / 1 page)
  • Cooking Temperatures (PDF: 17 KB / 1 page)
  • Cooling Hot Foods (PDF: 18 KB / 1 page)
  • Retail Meat and Poultry Processing Training Modules 

Dairy Regulations Links

1. Federal Reference
   1. Pasteurized Milk Ordinance
   2. 1995 Dried Milk Ordinance -- DMO96.ZIP -- this is a WordPerfect 6.1 document compressed with PKZIP v2.04g. Zip file size is 917 Kb, expanded size is 4 MB.
   3. Milk for Manufacturing Purposes and its Production and Processing
   4. 21 CFR 100-169
   5. 21 CFR 170-199
   6. 7 CFR 53-209
2. Minnesota Law
   1. Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 32
   2. Minnesota Rules, Chapter 152

Resources:

• Food Safety 
• Food Quality Complaint Form
• Food Recalls 
• MDA Food Safety Line 
• Service Dogs in Food Establishments
  • Americans with Disabilities Act: Service Animals
  • Commonly Asked Questions About Service Animals in Places of Business
• Starting a Food Business in Minnesota (PDF: 1.21 MB / 59 pages)
• Ventilation Guidelines for Commercial Kitchens (PDF: 3.09 MB / 86 pages)