Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 57 - Food Protection
Section 5704 - Inspection, sampling and analysis


(a) Inspection.--For purposes of enforcement of this subchapter, a licensor is authorized, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the person in charge:
(1) To enter at reasonable times any retail food facility.
(2) To inspect at reasonable times, within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, the retail food facility.
(3) To obtain a sample of any food at a retail food facility for analysis as may be necessary to determine compliance with this subchapter if the licensor, upon completion of the inspection and prior to leaving the facility, provides the person in charge a receipt describing the sample obtained.
(b) Billing.--A retail food facility from which a sample was collected may bill the licensor for the fair market value of the sample.
(c) Report.--Upon completion of an inspection of a retail food facility and prior to leaving the premises, a licensor shall give to the person in charge a written report of the findings of the inspection. Results from the analysis of any samples taken shall be provided to the person in charge within 30 days of receipt.

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 3 - AGRICULTURE

Chapter 57 - Food Protection

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 5701 - Short title of subchapter

Section 5702 - Definitions

Section 5703 - License required

Section 5704 - Inspection, sampling and analysis

Section 5707 - Powers of department

Section 5708 - Infectious persons

Section 5709 - Linens, equipment and utensils

Section 5710 - Retail food facility and employee cleanliness

Section 5711 - Toilets, sinks and drains

Section 5712 - Applicability

Section 5713 - School cafeterias and organized camps

Section 5714 - Penalties

Section 5721 - Short title of subchapter

Section 5722 - Definitions

Section 5723 - Prohibited acts

Section 5724 - Temporary or permanent injunctions

Section 5725 - Penalties

Section 5726 - Detention and condemnation

Section 5727 - Temporary permits

Section 5728 - Adulteration of food

Section 5729 - Misbranding of food

Section 5730 - Regulations to exempt certain labeling requirements

Section 5731 - Poisonous or deleterious substances and tolerances

Section 5732 - Inspection, sampling and analysis

Section 5733 - Rules and regulations

Section 5734 - Registration of food establishments

Section 5735 - Product registration

Section 5736 - Construction of subchapter

Section 5737 - Acts not affected

Section 5741 - Scope of subchapter

Section 5742 - Definitions

Section 5743 - Label requirement

Section 5744 - Sell-by date or best-by date of greater than 17 days from pasteurization

Section 5745 - Prohibitions

Section 5746 - Monitoring by milk plants and department

Section 5747 - Regulations