To implement specific provisions of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (the Bioterrorism Act), the FDA established regulations requiring that food facilities register with the agency. Food Facility Registration (FFR) provides the facility registration # and PIN. This is completed within the FDA Industry Systems. During the FFR process, or during an update to a facility’s FFR submission, you can identify your facility as an Acidified Food Processor under Section 9a.

Registration of Food Facilities

Food Facility Registration User Guide: Step-by-Step Instructions for Registration

Under FDA regulations (21 CFR 108.25(c)(1)), any commercial processor starting to make, process, or pack acidified foods must register their facility. This registration requires submitting the company's name, main business office, specific facility locations, the manufacturing methods used, and a list of the foods processed at each site.

Acidified Establishment Registration provides the Food Canning Establishment (FCE) number, this number remains with physical plant location. The electronic AF/LACF registration system in FURLS becomes available to you if your registration in the FFR system identifies your facility as an Acidified Food Processor.

Section 1: Type of Submission
Section 2: Food Processing Plant Location
Section 3: Preferred Mailing Address
Section 4: Foods Processed at Location
Section 5: Establishment Contact Person

FDA Form FDA 2541 (Food Canning Establishment Registration)

Instructions for Electronic Submission of Form FDA 2541 for an Acidified/Low-Acid Food Canning Establishment

Under FDA regulations (21 CFR 108.25(c)(2)), any commercial processor must register the acidified food on a scheduled process for each container size.

For each process filing, there will be a unique SID number. The SID consists of (1) the year, month, and day of the month a process filing form is created and (2) a unique sequence number to identify each form when multiple forms are created on the same date.

FDA Form 2541e (Food Process Filing for Acidified Method)

Instructions for Electronic Submission of Form FDA 2541e (Food Process Filing for Acidified Method)