9.06.010 Definitions.
The following words and phrases as used in this chapter shall mean as follows:
A. “Adulterated” means the condition of a food:
1. If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance in a quantity which may render it injurious to health;
2. If it bears or contains any added poisonous or deleterious substance for which no safe tolerance has been established by regulation, or in excess of such tolerance if one has been established;
3. If it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid or decomposed substance, or if it is otherwise unfit for human consumption;
4. If it has been processed, prepared, packed or held under insanitary conditions, whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health;
5. If it is in whole or in part the product of a diseased animal, or an animal which has died otherwise than by slaughter; or
6. If its container is composed in whole or in part of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health.
B. “Approved” means acceptable to the health officer based on his determination as to conformance with appropriate standards and good public health practice.
C. “Closed” means fitted together snugly; leaving no opening large enough to permit the entrance of vermin.
D. “Corrosion-resistant material” means a material which maintains its original surface characteristics under prolonged influence of the food, cleaning compounds and sanitizing solutions which may contact it.
E. “Easily cleanable” means readily accessible and of such material and finish, and so fabricated that residue may be completely removed by normal cleaning methods.
F. “Employee” means any person working in a food service establishment who transports food or food containers, who engages in food preparation or service, or who comes in contact with any food utensils or equipment.
G. “Equipment” means all stoves, ranges, hoods, meatblocks, tables, counters, refrigerators, sinks, dishwashing machines, steam tables and similar items, other than utensils, used in the operation of a food service establishment.
H. “Food” means any raw, cooked or processed edible substance, beverage or ingredient used or intended for use or for sale in whole or in part for human consumption.
I. “Food contact surfaces” means those surfaces of equipment and utensils with which food normally comes in contact, and those surfaces with which food may come in contact and drain back onto surfaces normally in contact with food.
J. “Food demonstration” means serving, without charge, any sample or small portion of food, drink or food product for consumption within a food service establishment or in an area within a food service establishment where food is not routinely served for consumption on the premises.
K. “Food processing establishment” means a commercial establishment in which food is processed or otherwise prepared and packaged for human consumption.
L. “Food service establishment” means any fixed or mobile restaurant; coffee shop; cafeteria; short-order cafe; luncheonette; grill; tearoom; sandwich shop; soda fountain; tavern, bar; cocktail lounge; night club; roadside stand; industrial feeding establishment; retail grocery; retail food market; retail bakery; private, public or nonprofit organization or institution routinely serving food; catering kitchen; food processing establishment; commissary or similar place in which food or drink is prepared for sale or for service on the premises or elsewhere; and any other establishment or operation where food is served or provided for the public with or without charge. Milk establishments governed by other resolutions of the county shall not be included within the provisions of this chapter.
M. “Health officer” means the health officer of the city or his designated representative.
N. “Kitchenware” means all multiuse utensils other than tableware used in the storage, preparation, conveying or serving of food.
O. “Misbranded” means the presence of any written, printed or graphic matter, upon or accompanying food or containers of food, which is false or misleading, or which violates any applicable state or local labeling requirements.
P. “Perishable food” means any food of such type or in such condition as may spoil.
Q. “Potentially hazardous food” means any perishable food which consists in whole or in part of milk or milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish or other ingredients capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms.
R. “Safe temperatures,” as applied to potentially hazardous food, means temperatures of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below, and 140 degrees Fahrenheit or above.
S. “Sanitize” means effective bactericidal treatment of clean surfaces of equipment and utensils by a process which has been approved by the health officer as being effective in destroying microorganisms, including pathogens.
T. “Sealed” means free of cracks or other openings which permit the entry or passage of moisture.
U. “Single-service article” means cups, containers, lids or closures, plates, knives, forks, spoons, stirrers, paddles, straws, placemats, napkins, doilies, wrapping material and all similar articles which are constructed wholly or in part from paper, paperboard, molded pulp, foil, wood, plastic, synthetic or other readily destructible materials, and which are intended by the manufacturers and generally recognized by the public as for one usage only, then to be discarded.
V. “Tableware” means all multiuse eating and drinking utensils, including flatware (knives, forks and spoons).
W. “Temporary food service establishment” means any food service establishment which operates at a fixed location for a temporary period of time, not to exceed two weeks, in connection with a fair, carnival, circus or public exhibition.
X. “Utensil” means any tableware and kitchenware used in the storage, preparation, conveying or serving of food.
Y. “Wholesome” means in sound condition, clean, free from adulteration and otherwise suitable for use as human food. (1961 code § 6.06.010.)