To qualify for a new food processing plant license issued under chapter 69.07 RCW, the Washington Food Processing Act, a food processing facility must first make application to the department. After the department receives a complete application, the department will inspect the facility. The facility must be in compliance with the following requirements prior to issuance of a license:

The food processing facility must achieve a score of ninety points or higher on the prelicensing inspection AND be in compliance with licensing criteria. Refer to WAC 16-165-140 for the inspection criteria. For the purposes of licensing, a food processing facility may incur a one-point debit of a licensing criteria that has sliding scale.