Disposition of Unsatisfactory Food Items

MANUAL OF NAVAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

3-3 DISPOSITION OF UNSATISFACTORY FOOD ITEMS

a. The discovery of a hazardous food item in a military food

establishment will:

(1) Be reported by the person in charge by OP-IMMEDIATE message to

the Defense Personnel Support Center, Philadelphia ATTN: DPSC-HQS (Consumer

Safety Officer). The mailing address is 2800 South 20th Street,

Philadelphia, PA 19145. Commercial phone: (215) 737-3845; DSN: 444-3845;

FAX: (215) 737-7526. Message plad is DPSC PHILADELPHIA PA.

(2) The person in charge shall place the item on medical hold and

submit samples and tests of the suspected food as follows:

(a) Shore activities. Samples of the product (both normal and

abnormal) will be submitted when considered necessary by the PMA or

veterinary representative. Samples will be sent with an original and four

copies of DD Form 1222, Request for Results of Tests.

(b) Ships. At the direction of the PMA, samples of the food

product both normal and abnormal, will be turned into the nearest Navy

shore activity which will arrange for veterinary inspection of the product

as in section (a) above.

appropriate.

(d) Veterinary Laboratories:

CONUS:

DOD Veterinary Laboratory

2472 Schofield Road

Bldg 2632

Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234

Hawaii:

Veterinary Services, TAMC

ATTN: Food Analysis Laboratory

Bldg 936 Duck Road

Schofield Barracks, HI 96859-5460