What do Sanitation Performance Standards (SPS) primarily address?

• A. They address conditions within and around the establishment (ventilation, lighting, facility construction, maintenance of grounds).
• B. They prescribe exact step-by-step processing procedures.
• C. They focus only on labeling.
• D. They relate to packaging materials.

Answer: (A)

Sanitation Performance Standards focus on the environment and structures that influence cleanliness in a facility. They set requirements for the physical conditions inside and around the establishment—ventilation, lighting, facility construction, and maintenance of grounds—so that sanitation can be achieved and contamination minimized. They do not prescribe exact processing procedures, and they aren’t centered on labeling or packaging materials. So, SPS primarily address the conditions within and around the establishment.