{"id":9469,"date":"2026-11-02T03:46:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T03:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/?p=9469"},"modified":"2026-11-02T03:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T03:47:16","slug":"food-grade-flooring-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/sv\/food-grade-flooring-standards.html","title":{"rendered":"USDA, FDA and HACCP: Which Standard Applies to Your Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No US body certifies a floor. For most food plants the FDA sets cleanability requirements in 21 CFR 117, for meat, poultry and egg products the FSIS sets them in 9 CFR 416, and HACCP is a system the plant runs rather than a product approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That answer matters because it changes what a buyer should ask. The useful question is not which food grade flooring standards a product holds, but which agency inspects the plant and what evidence that inspection accepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article maps the jurisdictions, explains what each rule asks of a floor, separates HACCP from HACCP International and from the private schemes, and ends with the file that satisfies any of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"the-short-answer-none-of-them-certifies-a-floor\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The short answer: none of them certifies a floor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A certificate is issued against a standard, for a product or a process. Food safety regulation works differently: it places an obligation on the plant to keep surfaces cleanable and in good repair, and leaves the material choice to the operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So FDA approved flooring is not a status that exists in US regulation. What exists is a floor meeting the cleanability requirement in the plant where it is installed, and a file that shows it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The USDA vs FDA flooring question is therefore about which agency inspects your plant, not about which product is better. A dairy and a meat and poultry plant can install the same system and be judged under different rulebooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is also why HACCP flooring standard is often misunderstood. HACCP describes how the plant controls hazards; it contains no materials list and cannot approve a resin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/food-grade-flooring-standards-jurisdiction-map.jpg\" alt=\"Two printed jurisdiction maps laid side by side on a desk, colour blocks visible, pages seen at an angle that keeps the text unreadable\" class=\"wp-image-9420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/food-grade-flooring-standards-jurisdiction-map.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/food-grade-flooring-standards-jurisdiction-map-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/food-grade-flooring-standards-jurisdiction-map-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/food-grade-flooring-standards-jurisdiction-map-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/food-grade-flooring-standards-jurisdiction-map-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 1: Jurisdiction follows the product, not the building. One flooring specification can sit under two different rulebooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Table 1: Who regulates what, and what each rulebook asks of a floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Body<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Covers<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Floor requirement<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>FDA<\/td><td>Most food, beverage and supplement plants<\/td><td>Cleanable, maintained surfaces under 21 CFR 117<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>FSIS<\/td><td>Meat, poultry and egg products<\/td><td>Facility and cleanability under 9 CFR 416<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>USDA<\/td><td>Agricultural programmes, grading, organics<\/td><td>No flooring approval role<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Private schemes<\/td><td>Retailers and major customers<\/td><td>Condition, monitoring and records<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"fda-jurisdiction-21-cfr-117-and-what-it-asks-of-floors\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">FDA jurisdiction: 21 CFR 117 and what it asks of floors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For food grade flooring standards, the FDA preventive controls rule sits in 21 CFR 117. It requires plant buildings to be cleanable and maintained, and treats floors, walls and ceilings as part of that obligation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What it does not do is name a material, a thickness or a slip class. The rule is written so that a resin floor, a tile floor and a stainless steel floor can all comply, provided condition and cleaning are controlled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In practice an FDA inspection asks two questions about a floor: can it be cleaned, and is it maintained. A documented repair schedule answers the second; a cove, a sealed joint and a sound surface answer the first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is the practical meaning of FDA approved flooring: not a certificate, but evidence that the surface meets the cleanability obligation where it is installed. The evidence is a condition record, not a logo on a drum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plants that also ship to retailers usually carry a private scheme, and that scheme will ask for more documentation than the regulation does. Build the file for the stricter of the two and both are satisfied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any food grade flooring standards question in a dry blending room resolves to the same two tests: is the surface sound, and can it be cleaned? The preventive controls rule does not go further than that, and neither should the specification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One further point is often missed: the obligation follows the production area, not the site boundary. A dry warehouse and a wet process room in the same building can be judged against different expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"fsis-jurisdiction-9-cfr-416-and-meat-poultry-egg-plants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">FSIS jurisdiction: 9 CFR 416 and meat, poultry, egg plants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meat, poultry and egg product plants are inspected by the FSIS under 9 CFR 416. The sanitation standard operating procedure for facilities sit in 416.2 and address grounds, construction and the condition of floors, walls and ceilings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The companion clause 416.12 is the sanitation standard operating procedure, not a construction requirement. Confusing the two leads plants to rewrite a cleaning procedure when the finding is about a damaged surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a meat and poultry plant, floors take hot washdown, fat and blood, and inspection looks at condition under production rather than on a quiet day. A floor that looks acceptable when dry can fail when wet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FDA approved flooring question has no certificate behind it, so in a meat and poultry plant the file that answers it is also the file that answers an inspector: one zoning plan, one condition log, one repair history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practical difference from the FDA rule is intensity and frequency. An FSIS inspector may be on site daily, so a defect that would be a scheduled repair elsewhere becomes an observation this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is why USDA vs FDA flooring is not a comparison of agencies but a comparison of operating regimes. The same resin specification has to survive a harder cleaning cycle in a meat plant than in a dry blending room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Table 2: Two rulebooks, side by side, from a flooring point of view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Question<\/th><th scope=\"col\">FDA route<\/th><th scope=\"col\">FSIS route<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Governing rule<\/td><td>21 CFR 117<\/td><td>9 CFR 416<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Floor clause<\/td><td>Cleanable, maintained surfaces<\/td><td>Facility condition in 416.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inspection rhythm<\/td><td>Periodic<\/td><td>Often daily<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Evidence accepted<\/td><td>Condition record, repair log<\/td><td>Same, plus daily observations<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"where-usda-sits-and-where-it-does-not\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where USDA sits, and where it does not<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The USDA runs agricultural programmes: grading, inspection of certain products, organic certification and market support. It is not the body that approves flooring, and there is no USDA list of approved resins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The confusion arises because the FSIS is an agency within the USDA, and because the department once had a broader meat inspection role. A requirement issued by the FSIS is a USDA requirement administratively, not a materials approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So when a supplier claims a product is USDA approved, ask which programme issued the approval and for what. In almost every case the answer is a letter about a different product category, or nothing at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a meat and poultry plant or any other food plant, the useful question is which agency inspects the process. The answer is normally the FDA or the FSIS, and the file is built around that answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comparing USDA vs FDA flooring is therefore a dead end. The food grade flooring standards that matter are the ones an inspector can point to, and the file is what makes them visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a second-order effect worth knowing. Because the USDA has no materials role, a claim of USDA approval is a reliable indicator that the supplier is not distinguishing between regulators and certifiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"haccp-is-a-system-haccp-international-is-a-material-scheme\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">HACCP is a system, HACCP International is a material scheme<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HACCP is a management system: hazard analysis, critical control points, monitoring, corrective action and verification. The plant owns it, and it says nothing about which resin to buy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HACCP International is a separate certification body that assesses food equipment and materials for use in food environments. A material can hold that assessment; a plant&#8217;s HACCP plan does not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That distinction matters in procurement. A HACCP flooring standard is not a document a supplier can issue, but a HACCP International assessment is. Ask for the right one, or the file will contain a certificate that answers a question nobody asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where a customer asks for a HACCP-compliant floor, the useful reply is a set of test results plus a documented cleaning regime, not a logo. The customer&#8217;s own plan is what makes the floor compliant in context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same logic applies to statements about food contact. A migration statement addresses a defined contact scenario; it does not turn a floor into an approved material for every use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where a sanitation standard operating procedure is required, it should describe the floor&#8217;s role in the plant&#8217;s own plan. A food grade flooring standards that mentions HACCP without describing that role answers a question about paperwork, not about hygiene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a plant writing a hazard analysis, the floor usually appears as a prerequisite rather than a critical control point. That is an honest place for it: floors are controlled by design and maintenance, not by monitoring every batch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"private-schemes-brcgs-fssc-22000-sqf\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Private schemes: BRCGS, FSSC 22000, SQF<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retailers and major customers require a private scheme, and those schemes audit the floor more often than a regulator does. BRCGS Food Safety, FSSC 22000 and SQF all include site standards covering condition and maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of them names a resin either. They ask for cleanable surfaces, a maintenance plan and records that show monitoring. The difference from the regulator is the depth of documentation expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practical effect is that a plant under a private scheme needs a condition log with dates, a repair history and a specification per hygiene zone. Without those, a good floor can still generate a finding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where a plant holds both a regulatory inspection and a private certificate, write one file that satisfies both. Duplicating records is how dates drift apart between two documents describing the same floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Table 3: What each document proves, and who accepts it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Document<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Proves<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Accepted by<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Condition log with dates<\/td><td>Ongoing monitoring<\/td><td>Private schemes, FDA inspection<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Repair specification<\/td><td>The repair matches the system<\/td><td>All<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Immersion test report<\/td><td>Chemical behaviour at stated conditions<\/td><td>All, as supporting evidence<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Migration statement<\/td><td>Contact suitability for a defined scenario<\/td><td>Customer specification<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>HACCP International assessment<\/td><td>Material assessed for food environments<\/td><td>Buyers who ask for it by name<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"building-a-compliance-file-that-satisfies-all-of-them\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building a compliance file that satisfies all of them<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever the rulebook, food grade flooring standards comes down to one file with four parts: the zoning plan with the system per area, the condition log, the repair history with specifications, and the supporting test reports. Everything an auditor asks for is a page in one of those parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zone the plan by hygiene area rather than by square metre, and mark the details: coves, kerbs, drain collars. Those are the locations an inspector photographs, and marking them shows the floor is understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/sv\/floor-acceptance-testing.html\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tests at handover<\/a> with the batch records. An FDA inspection under the preventive controls rule and a FSSC 22000 audit both accept a report that names the medium, the concentration and the temperature; neither accepts a sentence in a brochure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add a one-page index at the front. Auditors work through documents quickly, and an index that points to the right page reduces the chance that a missing appendix is read as a missing control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/food-grade-flooring-standards-audit-file.jpg\" alt=\"Ring binder open on a table with a zoning plan, a dated condition log and laboratory reports marked with tabs\" class=\"wp-image-9421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/food-grade-flooring-standards-audit-file.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/food-grade-flooring-standards-audit-file-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/food-grade-flooring-standards-audit-file-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/food-grade-flooring-standards-audit-file-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.jinyupaint.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/food-grade-flooring-standards-audit-file-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure 2: The index at the front is what turns a folder of paperwork into evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Review it before each audit cycle rather than during it. The defects an auditor will find are usually the ones the maintenance team already knows about, and the file is where that knowledge becomes defensible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep the specification current as well. A file that describes a system the plant no longer has is worse than no file, because it invites the question of what else has drifted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-a-supplier-can-and-cannot-claim\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What a supplier can and cannot claim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A supplier can state a system&#8217;s chemical resistance, its slip class, its thickness and its batch traceability. A supplier cannot state that a floor is approved by the FDA, because no such approval exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That boundary is worth testing in procurement. Ask for the document behind any claim, and check whether it names a standard, a test condition and a specimen. A claim without those three is a preference, not a fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The replacement evidence for a HACCP flooring standard is short and can be checked line by line:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A test report naming the medium, the concentration and the temperature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A migration statement that states the contact scenario it covers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An SDS in the language of the destination market.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Batch records tied to the delivery, not to the year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A HACCP International assessment with the scope it covers named.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where a supplier holds a third-party assessment, such as a HACCP International certificate, ask what was assessed. The scope matters more than the logo: a certificate for a sealer does not cover a 6 mm screed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same applies to food grade flooring standards in a tender, where what the standard actually requires is narrower than the label suggests. A specification requiring &#8220;FDA approved&#8221; material cannot be met and will be answered with a vague letter. Require test results instead, and the answers become comparable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same test applies to BRCGS and to any other scheme. Ask what was assessed, for which plant and on what date, and a vague answer becomes visible immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the useful conclusion for a buyer: stop asking which standard approves a floor, and start asking which rulebook inspects the plant and what evidence that rulebook accepts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"faq\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"is-there-such-a-thing-as-fda-approved-flooring\">Is there such a thing as FDA approved flooring?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. The FDA requires a floor that can be cleaned and kept in repair; it issues no product approval, so FDA approved flooring is a search term rather than a status. A supplier claiming that status is describing something that does not exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-the-difference-between-fda-and-fsis-jurisdiction\">What is the difference between FDA and FSIS jurisdiction?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FSIS inspects meat, poultry and egg product plants under 9 CFR 416; the FDA covers most other food under 21 CFR 117. The same system can sit under either rulebook depending on the product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"does-usda-approve-floors\">Does USDA approve floors?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. The USDA runs agricultural programmes and houses the FSIS, but there is no USDA approval for flooring materials. Ask which programme issued any claimed approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-is-a-haccp-flooring-standard\">What is a HACCP flooring standard?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no such standard. HACCP is a management system owned by the plant. HACCP International is a separate body that assesses materials, and that assessment is what a supplier can hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"which-clause-covers-floors-in-a-meat-plant\">Which clause covers floors in a meat plant?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The facility requirements sit in 9 CFR 416.2, which covers construction and the condition of surfaces. Clause 416.12 covers the sanitation standard operating procedure, not floor construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"do-brcgs-or-fssc-22000-require-a-specific-floor\">Do BRCGS or FSSC 22000 require a specific floor?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No. They require cleanable, maintained surfaces with documented monitoring. The difference from a regulator is the depth of records expected, not a named material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-should-a-supplier-provide-instead-of-a-certificate\">What should a supplier provide instead of a certificate?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Test reports at your concentrations and temperatures, an SDS in your language, batch records, and a written statement of the build-up. Those four documents support any audit and can be checked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-to-do-with-a-supplier-s-one-line-claim\">What to do with a supplier&#8217;s one-line claim<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A brochure sentence carries no audit weight; the same claim on a test report with the standard named does. Ask for the report behind the sentence before the order, not after. Whether the question arrives as USDA vs FDA flooring or as a scheme clause, the report is the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"why-food-plants-work-with-kaida-paint\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why food plants work with Kaida Paint<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaida Paint manufactures epoxy, polyurethane, cementitious urethane and MMA systems for food and beverage plants, and supplies them as finished systems or as OEM and private-label production for distributors. Each batch ships with a certificate of analysis and a batch record, and TDS and SDS documents are issued in the buyer&#8217;s language. We do not claim approvals that do not exist; what we provide is the test evidence, the build-up statement and the documentation that an inspector can check against food grade flooring standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Send your product category and the agency that inspects the plant, and the reply sets out which documents you will need for the file.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No US body certifies a floor. For most food plants the FDA sets cleanability requirements [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2127,2128,2125,2124,2126],"class_list":["post-9469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faq","tag-21-cfr-117","tag-9-cfr-416","tag-fda-approved-flooring","tag-food-grade-flooring-standards","tag-haccp-flooring-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.2 (Yoast SEO v26.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>USDA, FDA and HACCP: Which Flooring 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