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A. Food Supplies. All food in food service establishments shall be from sources approved or considered satisfactory by the health officer and shall be clean, wholesome, free from spoilage, free from adulteration and misbranding and safe for human consumption. No hermetically sealed, nonacid and low acid food which has been processed in a place other than a commercial food processing establishment shall be used.

B. Food Protection. All food, while being stored, prepared, displayed, served or sold at food service establishments, or during transportation between such establishments, shall be protected from contamination. No food shall be prepared in a mobile food service establishment. All perishable food shall be stored at such temperature as will protect against spoilage. All potentially hazardous food shall be maintained at safe temperatures (45 degrees Fahrenheit or below, or 140 degrees Fahrenheit or above), except during necessary periods of preparation and service. Raw fruits and vegetables shall be washed before use. Stuffing, poultry, stuffed meats and poultry, and pork and pork products shall be thoroughly cooked before being served. Individual portions of food, once served to the customer, shall not be served again; provided, that wrapped food which has not been unwrapped and which is wholesome may be re-served.

C. Poisonous or Toxic Materials. Only such poisonous and toxic materials as are required to maintain sanitary conditions and for sanitization purposes may be used or stored in food service establishments; provided, that retail grocery stores may be exempted from this requirement when such products are handled in a manner acceptable to the health officer. Poisonous and toxic materials shall be identified, and shall be used and stored only in such manner and under such conditions as will not contaminate food or constitute a hazard to employees or customers. (1961 code § 6.06.020.)