Any food establishment that conducts a specialized process as defined in the DCMR Title 25-A Food and Food Operations, is required to submit a HACCP plan to obtain approval before the process can be conducted.  In addition, a Variance Request may also need to be submitted.

Please review the guidance document below for more information.

• Guidance document for initial HACCP submission

In many instances, an establishment will need to also submit a Variance Request.  If your establishment needs to submit a Variance, please use the form below:

• Online Applications for HACCP and Variance submissions: Please click here 
• Variance Request Documents 

You are always encouraged to reach out to the Food Technologist if you have specific questions, by sending an email to [email protected].