Form 2541 Food Canning Establishment Registration

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TYPE OF SUBMISSION

FOR FDA USE ONLY

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Initial Registration

Relocation (new registration required)

FCE No.

FOOD CANNING ESTABLISHMENT REGISTRATION

Change of Registration Information

Enter Current FCE: (If applicable)

Specify Type of Change

OOB
Code

PREFERRED MAILING ADDRESS

Number and
Street
City and State
or Province
(or other Subdivision)
Zip (or other
Postal Code)

Number and
Street
City and State
or Province
(or other Subdivision)

Establishment
Name

Zip (or other
Postal Code)

Country (if other
than U.S.)

Telephone No.

Telefax No.

Date

District

Reference

FOOD PROCESSING PLANT LOCATION
Establishment
Name

Date Received by FDA

Telephone No.

LOW ACID AND/OR ACIDIFIED FOODS PROCESSED AT THIS LOCATION
Food Product name, form or Style, and packing Medium

Same as Plant Location

Country (if other
than U.S.)
Telefax No.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

(Do not list meat and poultry foods under the jurisdiction of the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture)

(Check One)

Low-Acid Acidified

The form 2541 is only accepted through the postal system.
Please do not e-mail or fax this form.
After successfully registering the Food Canning Establishment with this form and
the address validation is completed you will be mailed instructions on how to file
your processes using our online system.
Forms, Instructions, regulations, and information can also be secured online at
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/lacf-toc
For more information contact the LACF Registration Coordinator at (301) 436-2411
or by e-mail at [email protected]
See "Instructions for Establishment Registration and Process Filing for Acidified and
Low-Acid Canned Foods" for guidance in completing this form. Forward completed form
to:

Food and Drug Administration
LACF Registration Coordinator (HFS-303)
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, Maryland 20740-3835
FACILITY CONTACT PERSON (must be located at a plant location)
Name, Business Address and Position Held at Plant Location:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Signature:

Date:

NOTE: No commercial processor shall engage in the processing of low-acid or acidified foods unless completed Forms FDA 2541 and FDA 2541a or FDA 2541c have been filed with the Food and Drug Administration, 21 CFR 108.25(c)(1) and (2) and 108.35(c)(1) and (2).

FORM FDA 2541 (12/10)

PREVIOUS EDITION IS OBSOLETE

PSC Graphics: (301) 443-6740

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