21 CFR Part 1250: Interstate Conveyance Sanitation
Part 1250 of title 21 runs to 48 sections across 5 subparts, and sits in subchapter L, Regulations Under Certain Other Acts Administered by the Food and Drug Administration. Every section is reproduced in full and is current to 2026-09-10.

- Sections
- 48
- Subparts
- 5
- Words of regulation
- 5,486
- Current to
- 2026-09-10
Subpart A: General Provisions
Subpart B: Food Service Sanitation on Land and Air Conveyances, and Vessels
- 1250.20 Applicability1
- 1250.21 Inspection1
- 1250.22 General requirements1
- 1250.25 Source identification and inspection of food and drink2
- 1250.26 Special food requirements7
- 1250.27 Storage of perishables1
- 1250.28 Source and handling of ice1
- 1250.30 Construction, maintenance and use of places where food is prepared, served, or stored4
- 1250.32 Food-handling operations2
- 1250.33 Utensils and equipment3
- 1250.34 Refrigeration equipment1
- 1250.35 Health of persons handling food2
- 1250.38 Toilet and lavatory facilities for use of food-handling employees3
- 1250.39 Garbage equipment and disposition1
Subpart C: Equipment and Operation of Land and Air Conveyances
- 1250.40 Applicability1
- 1250.41 Submittal of construction plans1
- 1250.42 Water systems; constant temperature bottles5
- 1250.43 Ice1
- 1250.44 Drinking utensils and toilet articles2
- 1250.45 Food handling facilities on railroad conveyances4
- 1250.49 Cleanliness of conveyances1
- 1250.50 Toilet and lavatory facilities1
- 1250.51 Railroad conveyances; discharge of wastes21
- 1250.52 Discharge of wastes on highway conveyances1
- 1250.53 Discharge of wastes on air conveyances1
Subpart D: Servicing Areas for Land and Air Conveyances
Subpart E: Sanitation Facilities and Conditions on Vessels
- 1250.80 Applicability1
- 1250.81 Inspection1
- 1250.82 Potable water systems7
- 1250.83 Storage of water prior to treatment4
- 1250.84 Water in galleys and medical care spaces3
- 1250.85 Drinking fountains and coolers; ice; constant temperature bottles3
- 1250.86 Water for making ice1
- 1250.87 Wash water1
- 1250.89 Swimming pools3
- 1250.90 Toilets and lavatories1
- 1250.93 Discharge of wastes2
- 1250.95 Insect control1
- 1250.96 Rodent control1
Read 21 CFR part 1250 at the eCFR · All of 21 CFR for food safety
Questions
- What does 21 CFR part 1250 cover?
- 21 CFR part 1250 is Interstate Conveyance Sanitation. It runs to 48 sections across 5 subparts and sits in subchapter L of chapter I, Regulations Under Certain Other Acts Administered by the Food and Drug Administration.
Every section of part 1250 is a clause somebody has to produce evidence for at their next audit. Krolda maps supplier documents to the clause they satisfy in FSSC 22000, IFS Food and 21 CFR 117, and routes the corrective action when the evidence is missing.
Early accessRecall records come from the openFDA food enforcement API, published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the public domain. Krolda adds the hazard classification and the clause mapping; neither is an FDA determination. Always check the FDA notice before acting on a recall.