BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 48-116
10 MARCH 2023
Aerospace Medicine
FOOD PROTECTION PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-Publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/SG3P Certified by: AF/SG 3/4
(Maj Gen Sharon Bannister)
Supersedes: AFI48-116, 11 September 2018 Pages: 17
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 48-1, Aerospace & Operational
Medicine Enterprise (AOME). It provides guidance for all Department of the Air Force food
service operations and medical food and sanitation inspection offices in preventing foodborne
illnesses. This instruction should be used with the most recent edition of the AFMAN 48-147, Tri-
Service Food Code. This publication applies to the entire Department of the Air Force (DAF),
including the United States Air Force, the United States Space Force, the Air Force Reserve, and
the Air National Guard. This instruction applies to employees working under government contract
or private contractors performing work under government contracts, or State employees with
traditional Guard positions, who are covered under their organizational standards. Contractors are
solely responsible for compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards
and the protection of their employees unless otherwise specified in their contract. This publication
requires the collection and/or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974.
The authorities to collect and or maintain the records prescribed in this publication are Title 26
United States Code, Section 402.502 and Executive Order 9397, Numbering Systems for Federal
Accounts Relating to Individual Persons. Forms affected by the Privacy Act must have an
appropriate Privacy Act statement. System of records notice F044 F SG E, Electronic Medical
Records System, applies. Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this
publication adhere to Air Force Instruction 33-322, Records Management and Information
Governance Program, and are disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition
Schedule, which is located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.
