Compliance
Compliance and registrations
What Minimus LLC is registered to do, what each registration actually covers, and what we are not certified for. Written plainly, because most 3PL compliance pages are not.
Minimus LLC, which operates Minimus Fulfillment, holds its own FDA registration and is registered with the California Department of Public Health for food warehousing, with a separate organic registration. Those three together let us store and ship food, beverage, dietary supplement and certified-organic product without breaking a brand’s own compliance chain. We do not hold GFSI, SQF or BRC certification.
The three registrations, and what each one does
| Registration | Held by | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| FDA food facility registration | Minimus LLC | Puts the facility on record with the FDA and subject to FDA inspection. Required to legally hold food and dietary supplement product for commerce. |
| California food warehousing registration | Minimus LLC | State-level licensing of the building as a food warehouse, administered by the California Department of Public Health, with state inspection on top of federal oversight. |
| Organic registration | Minimus LLC | A separate registration covering the handling of certified organic product, so organic goods stay in an unbroken, documented chain while they are with us. |
Minimus Products LLC — our sister contract packaging company — is a separate legal entity with its own FDA registration and its own licenses. If your project spans both fulfillment and contract packaging, the two companies work together, but the compliance paperwork belongs to whichever entity is doing the work.
What FDA registration does and does not mean
This is worth being precise about, because it is the most over-claimed credential in the third-party logistics industry.
It means: the facility is registered with the FDA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, is on record as a place where food and supplements are held, and can be inspected by the FDA. Registration must be renewed and kept current.
It does not mean: the FDA inspected and approved the building, endorsed the operator, or certified any particular standard of practice. There is no such thing as an “FDA approved warehouse.” If a 3PL uses that phrase, ask them what they think it means.
So the registration is the floor, not the ceiling. The questions that actually separate facilities are operational: how lot numbers are captured, whether expiration dates drive picking, how product is segregated, what the pest control program looks like, and how quickly the operator could tell you where a specific lot went.
What we are not
- Not GFSI, SQF or BRC certified. If your retailer program requires an audited food-safety scheme at the warehouse, we are not the right facility for that program, and we will say so early.
- Not temperature-controlled in California. Our Thousand Oaks building is ambient. Shelf-stable product only.
- Not a licensed pharmaceutical, alcohol or hazmat handler.
- Not cGMP certified as a manufacturer. We are a warehouse and fulfillment operation. Manufacturing and contract packaging is a separate business with separate requirements.
Questions worth asking any 3PL about compliance
- Which entity holds the registration? Registrations belong to a legal entity and a physical address. Confirm both match the building your product will actually sit in.
- Can I see documentation? A facility that holds current registrations can produce them. One that hedges usually cannot.
- Do you capture lot and expiration data at receiving? If the answer is no, a recall becomes a guess.
- Can you pick first-expired-first-out? Ask to see it configured, not described.
- What happens if my certifier asks about your facility? An organic brand will eventually be asked this.
- Which certifications do you not hold? The answer to this tells you more about the operator than the list they lead with.
Need documentation for your file?
We can provide copies of our current registrations and insurance certificates on request, and we are happy to answer a certifier’s or retailer’s questions directly.
Common questions
Is Minimus Fulfillment FDA-registered?
Yes. Minimus LLC, the company that operates Minimus Fulfillment, holds its own FDA registration. That registration is separate from the one held by Minimus Products LLC, our sister contract packaging company. Documentation is available on request.
Does FDA registration mean the FDA approved your warehouse?
No, and any 3PL that implies otherwise is misleading you. The FDA does not approve warehouses. Food facility registration under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act means the facility is on record with the FDA, is subject to FDA inspection, and can legally hold food and dietary supplement product. It is a requirement, not a quality award. What matters alongside it is what the facility actually does day to day — lot control, date control, separation, pest control, and records.
What is the California food warehousing registration?
California regulates food storage separately from the federal government. Minimus LLC is registered with the California Department of Public Health for food warehousing. In practice it means the facility is licensed by the state to store food product and is subject to state inspection on top of federal oversight.
Can you store certified organic product without breaking my certification?
Yes. We hold a separate organic registration alongside the food warehousing registration. If your certifier asks for documentation on the facility handling your product, we can supply it. Organic product is stored so it stays segregated and identifiable, which is the substance of what a certifier is checking for at a warehouse.
Are you GFSI, SQF or BRC certified?
No. Those are audited third-party food safety certification schemes and we do not currently hold one. If a retailer program requires GFSI certification at the warehouse — a Costco program, for example — we will tell you up front and help you find a facility that has it, rather than letting you discover the gap after a purchase order lands.
How do you handle lot numbers and expiration dates?
Lot and expiration data is captured at receiving and carried on the inventory record, so we can pick first-expired-first-out where a product needs it and trace what shipped where if a lot ever has to be pulled. For food and supplement brands this is usually the single most important operational question, and it is worth asking every 3PL you evaluate.
What insurance coverage applies to my inventory?
Standard coverage is $2,500 per pallet, and higher-value pallets can be covered at higher limits for an additional fee set during quoting once we know what the product is worth. Per-pallet limits vary widely between 3PLs and are easy to overlook until something goes wrong, so it is worth asking everyone you evaluate. We also carry commercial general liability and warehouse legal liability coverage, and certificates are available for your broker to review before you sign anything.
Last reviewed: September 2026
Storing regulated product shouldn’t be the risky part of your supply chain.
Tell us what you make and what your certifier or retailer requires. If we are the right facility we will say so, and if we are not, we will tell you that too.