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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 113725.3.

113725.3. (a) The department shall publish standardized procedures for enforcement agencies to report food facility inspection information regarding each food facility. The report shall include all of the following:
(1) Name and address of the food facility.
(2) Date of last inspection.
(3) Identification of any major violation identified in a food facility inspection.
(4) Reinspection date, if applicable.
(5) Period of closure, if applicable.
(b) The department, in consultation with local environmental health directors, representatives of the retail food industry, and other interested parties, may periodically review and revise the standardized procedures established pursuant to subdivision (a). In making any revisions, the department shall strive to ensure that the required information can be reported and made available in the most efficient, timely, and cost-effective manner.
(c) (1) The standardized procedures established pursuant to this section shall include a standardized electronic format and protocol for reporting the food facility inspection data in a timely manner, and shall strive to ensure that the information is readily accessible, can be rapidly reported, and, if necessary, corrected, for each food facility that has been inspected or reinspected. If the enforcement agency determines that reported information is materially in error, that error shall be corrected within 48 hours after that determination.
(2) The department may establish standardized procedures for reporting the information on electronic media, including, but not limited to, floppy disks or compact disks.
(d) Within 60 days after the department has established the standardized procedures pursuant to this section, the department shall publish these procedures.
(e) (1) Each enforcement agency that reports food facility inspection information on an Internet Web site shall report the information in accordance with the standardized procedures established pursuant to this section.
(2) This section shall not restrict the ability of an enforcement agency to report on matters other than matters subject to regulation under this part.
(f) The department may establish a link to each Internet Web site utilized by any enforcement agency containing the food facility inspection information pursuant to subdivision (e).
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113728.

113728. The following definitions apply in the interpretation and application of this part.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113729.

113729. “Food additive” has the meaning stated in Section 109940. “Color additive” has the meaning stated in Section 109895.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113729.5.

113729.5. “Acceptable market name” means a name that the FDA recognizes as a suitable statement of identity, as described in Section 101.3 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in the labeling of a species. An acceptable market name fairly represents the identity of the species to United States consumers because it is not confusingly similar to the name of another species and because it is not otherwise misleading. An acceptable market name may be any of the following:
(a) A common or usual name established by either a history of common usage in the United States or by regulation.
(b) The common name.
(c) A name specifically coined as the market name for a species. For example, “basa” is the market name coined for Pangasius bocourti.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 615, Sec. 1. (AB 226) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113732.

113732. “Adulterated” means either of the following:
(a) Food that bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the food impure or injurious to health.
(b) Food that is manufactured, prepared, or stored in a manner that deviates from a HACCP plan so as to pose a discernable increase in risk.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113733.

113733. “Acute gastrointestinal illness” means a short duration illness most often characterized by either of the following, which are known to be commonly associated with the agents most likely to be transmitted from infected food employees through contamination of food:
(a) Diarrhea, either alone or in conjunction with other gastrointestinal symptoms, such as vomiting, fever, or abdominal cramps.
(b) Vomiting in conjunction with either diarrhea or two other gastrointestinal symptoms, such as fever or abdominal cramps.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 571, Sec. 1. (SB 241) Effective October 11, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113734.

113734. “Approved” means acceptable to the enforcement agency based on a determination of conformity with applicable laws, or, in the absence of applicable laws, current public health principles, practices, and generally recognized industry standards that protect public health.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113735.

113735. (a) “Approved source” means a food source allowed under Article 3 (commencing with Section 114021) of Chapter 4, or a producer, manufacturer, distributor, or food facility that is acceptable to the enforcement agency based on a determination of conformity with applicable laws, or, in the absence of applicable laws, with current public health principles and practices, and generally recognized industry standards that protect public health.
(b) Any whole uncut fruit or vegetable or unrefrigerated shell egg grown or produced in compliance with all applicable federal, state, or local laws, regulations, and food safety guidelines issued by a regulatory agency shall be deemed to be from an approved source.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 404, Sec. 3. (AB 224) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113737.

113737. “aw” means water activity that is a measure of the free moisture in a food, is the quotient of the water vapor pressure of the substance divided by the vapor pressure of pure water at the same temperature, and is indicated by the symbol aw.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113739.

113739. “Beverage” means a liquid for drinking, including water.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113739.1.

113739.1. (a) “Catering operation” means a food service that is conducted by a permanent food facility approved for food preparation where food is served, or limited food preparation is conducted, at a location other than its permitted location, in either of the following circumstances:
(1) As part of a contracted offsite food service event.
(2) When operating in conjunction with a host facility with direct food sales.
(b) “Catering operation” shall not include either of the following:
(1) Food ordered as takeout or delivery from a food facility, where the food is provided to the consumer for self-service.
(2) A food facility that is participating as part of a community event.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 493, Sec. 1. (AB 2524) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113740.

113740. “CCR” means the California Code of Regulations.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113742.

113742. “Certified farmers’ market” means a location that is certified by the State of California through the enforcement officers of the county agricultural commissioners and operated pursuant to Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 47000) of Division 17 of the Food and Agricultural Code and regulations adopted pursuant to that chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113744.

113744. “C.F.R.” means the Code of Federal Regulations. Citations in this part to the C.F.R. refer sequentially to the title, part, and section numbers, such as 21 C.F.R. 178.1010 refers to Title 21, Part 178, Section 1010.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113747.

113747. (a) “CIP” means cleaned in place by the circulation or flowing by mechanical means through a piping system of a detergent solution, water rinse, and sanitizing solution onto or over equipment surfaces that require cleaning, such as the method used, in part, to clean and sanitize a frozen dessert machine.
(b) “CIP” does not include the cleaning of equipment such as band saws, slicers, or mixers that are subjected to in-place manual cleaning without the use of a CIP system.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113747.1.

113747.1. “Cold water” means potable water that is not heated by an auxiliary method or source.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 571, Sec. 3. (SB 241) Effective October 11, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113748.

113748. “Commingle” means:
(a) To combine shellstock harvested on different days or from different growing areas as identified on the tag or label.
(b) To combine shucked shellfish from containers with different container codes or different shucking dates.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113750.

113750. (a) “Comminuted” means reduced in size by methods including chopping, flaking, grinding, or mincing.
(b) “Comminuted” includes fish or meat products that are reduced in size and restructured or reformulated including, but not limited to, gefilte fish, formed roast beef, gyros, ground beef, sausage, and a mixture of two or more types of meat that have been reduced in size and combined, including, but not limited to, sausages made from two or more meats.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113751.

113751. “Commissary” means a food facility that services mobile food facilities, mobile support units, or vending machines where any of the following occur:
(a) Food, containers, or supplies are stored.
(b) Food is prepared or prepackaged for sale or service at other locations.
(c) Utensils are cleaned.
(d) Liquid and solid wastes are disposed, or potable water is obtained.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 96, Sec. 3. Effective July 20, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113752.

113752. “Community food producer” means a producer of agricultural products on land that is not zoned for agricultural use but is otherwise in compliance with applicable local land use and zoning restrictions, including, but not limited to, restrictions governing personal gardens, community gardens, school gardens, and culinary gardens.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 580, Sec. 2. (AB 1990) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113755.

113755. “Community event” means an event conducted for not more than 25 consecutive or nonconsecutive days in a 90-day period and that is of a civic, political, public, or educational nature, including state and county fairs, city festivals, circuses, and other public gathering events approved by the local enforcement agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 164, Sec. 1. (AB 143) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113756.

113756. “Condiment” means a nonpotentially hazardous food, such as relishes, spices, sauces, confections, or seasonings, that requires no additional preparation, and that is used on a food item, including, but not limited to, ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, sauerkraut, salsa, salt, sugar, pepper, or chile peppers.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113757.

113757. “Consumer” means a person who is a member of the public, takes possession of food, is not functioning in the capacity of an operator of a food facility, and does not offer the food for resale.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113759.

113759. “Control point” means any distinct procedure or step in receiving, storing, handling, preparing, displaying, transporting, or dispensing a food.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113760.

113760. “Critical control point” means a point or procedure in a specific food system where loss of control may result in an unacceptable health risk.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113761.

113761. “Critical limit” means the maximum or minimum value to which a physical, biological, or chemical parameter must be controlled at a critical control point to minimize the risk that the identified food safety hazard may occur.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113767.

113767. “Easily cleanable” means a characteristic of a surface that allows effective removal of soil, food residue, or other organic or inorganic materials by normal cleaning methods.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113768.

113768. “Easily movable” means either of the following:
(a) Portable; mounted on casters, gliders, or rollers so as to be moveable by one person; or provided with a mechanical means to safely tilt or move a unit of equipment for cleaning.
(b) Having no utility connection, a utility connection that disconnects quickly, or a flexible utility connection line of sufficient length to allow the equipment to be moved for cleaning of the equipment and adjacent area.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113769.

113769. “Egg” means the shell egg of an avian species that includes chicken, duck, goose, guinea, quail, ratite, or turkey, except a balut and an egg product. “Egg” does not include the egg of a reptile species, including an alligator.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 571, Sec. 4. (SB 241) Effective October 11, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113770.

113770. “Employee” means the permitholder, person in charge, person having supervisory or management duties, person on the payroll, family member, volunteer, person performing work under contractual agreement, or other person working in a food facility.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113773.

113773. “Enforcement agency” means the department or the local health agency having jurisdiction over the food facility.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113774.

113774. “Enforcement officer” means the director, agents, or environmental health specialists appointed by the State Public Health Officer, and all local health officers, directors of environmental health, and their duly authorized registered environmental health specialists and environmental health specialist trainees.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 483, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113777.

113777. (a) “Equipment” means an article that is used in the operation of a food facility, including, but not limited to, a freezer, grinder, hood, icemaker, meat block, mixer, oven, reach-in refrigerator, scale, food and utensil shelving and cabinets, sink, slicer, stove, table, temperature measuring device for ambient air, vending machine, or warewashing machine.
(b) “Equipment” does not include items used for handling or storing large quantities of prepackaged foods that are received from a supplier in a cased or overwrapped lot, such as hand trucks, forklifts, dollies, pallets, racks, and skids.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113778.

113778. “Exclude” means to prevent a person from working as a food employee or entering a food facility except for those areas open to the general public.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113778.1.

113778.1. “FDA” means the United States Food and Drug Administration.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113778.2.

113778.2. “Farm stands” are premises, established in accordance with local ordinances and land use codes, defined under and operated pursuant to Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 47000) of Division 17 of the Food and Agricultural Code and regulations adopted and enforced pursuant to that chapter, operating within the requirements set forth in Sections 113789 and 114375.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 447, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113778.4.

113778.4. “Fabric implement” means a cloth or fabric, including, but not limited to, burlap and cheesecloth, that is used as part of the food process and comes in direct contact with food that is subsequently cooked.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 571, Sec. 5. (SB 241) Effective October 11, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113779.

113779. (a) “Fish” means fresh or saltwater finfish, crustaceans, and other forms of aquatic life, other than birds or mammals, and all molluscan shellfish, if intended for human consumption. “Fish” also includes alligator, frog, aquatic turtle, jellyfish, sea cucumber, and sea urchin, and the roe of these animals.
(b) “Fish” includes a product derived in whole or in part from fish, including fish that have been processed in any manner.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 615, Sec. 2. (AB 226) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113780.

113780. “Fishermen’s market” means a location that is operated by a commercial fisherman licensed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife or an entity representing two or more California-licensed commercial fishermen or California-licensed commercial fishermen and California-registered aquaculturists, that sells only raw edible aquatic plants, raw fresh fish, or fresh frozen fish, caught by commercial fishermen licensed by the Department of Fish and Wildlife or harvested by California-registered aquaculturists, directly to consumers.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 615, Sec. 3. (AB 226) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113781.

113781. “Food” means a raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, ice, beverage, an ingredient used or intended for use or for sale in whole or in part for human consumption, and chewing gum.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113783.

113783. “Food bank” means a surplus food collection and distribution system operated and established to assist in bringing donated food to nonprofit charitable organizations and individuals for the purposes of reducing hunger and supplying nutritional needs.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113784.

113784. “Food compartment” means an enclosed space, including, but not limited to, an air pot, blender, bulk dispensing system, covered chafing dish, and covered ice bin, with all of the following characteristics:
(a) The space is defined by a physical barrier from the outside environment that completely encloses all food, food-contact surfaces, and the handling of nonprepackaged food.
(b) All access openings are equipped with tight-fitting closures, or one or more alternative barriers that effectively protect the food from contamination, facilitate safe food handling, while minimizing exposure to the environment.
(c) It is constructed from materials that are nontoxic, smooth, easily cleanable, and durable and is constructed to facilitate the cleaning of the interior and exterior of the compartment.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 571, Sec. 6. (SB 241) Effective October 11, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113786.

113786. “Food-contact surface” means either of the following:
(a) A surface of equipment or a utensil with which food normally comes into contact.
(b) A surface of equipment or a utensil from which food may drain, drip, or splash into a food or onto a surface normally in contact with food.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113788.

113788. “Food employee” means an employee working with food, food equipment or utensils, or food-contact surfaces.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113790.

113790. (a) “Food handler” means an individual who is involved in the preparation, storage, or service of food in a food facility, as defined in subdivision (b), other than an individual holding a valid food safety certificate issued pursuant to Section 113947.3 or an individual involved in the preparation, storage, or service of food in a temporary food facility, as defined in Section 113930.
(b) For purposes of the definition of a “food facility” in subdivision (a) and in Section 113948, a food facility means a food facility, as defined in Section 113789, that sells food for human consumption to the general public.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 233, Sec. 1. (SB 303) Effective September 6, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113791.

113791. “Food preparation” means packaging, processing, assembling, portioning, or any operation that changes the form, flavor, or consistency of food, but does not include trimming of produce.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113794.

113794. “Food safety program” means any city, county, or city and county program that requires, at a minimum, either of the following:
(a) The training of one or more individuals, whether denominated as “owners,” “managers,” “handlers,” or otherwise, relating in any manner to food safety issues.
(b) Individuals to pass a food safety certification examination.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113794.1.

113794.1. “Food handler program” means any city, county, or city and county program that requires that all or a substantial portion of the employees of a food facility who are involved in the preparation, storage, service, or handling of food products, engage in an approved food safety training or pass an approved food safety certification examination, or both.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
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113794.3. “Fresh frozen” means that the food was quickly frozen while still fresh, including immediately after the food had been harvested or fish had been caught.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 615, Sec. 5. (AB 226) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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113794.4. “Frozen food” means a food maintained at a temperature at which all moisture therein is in a solid state.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 571, Sec. 8. (SB 241) Effective October 11, 2009.)
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113795. (a) “Game animal” means an animal, the products of which are food, that is not classified as cattle, sheep, swine, goat, horse, mule, or other equine in Part 301 of Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as poultry in Part 381 of Title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or as fish as defined under Subpart 1–201.10(B)(31) of the Food and Drug Administration 2001 Food Code.
(b) “Game animal” includes mammals such as reindeer, elk, deer, antelope, water buffalo, bison, rabbit, squirrel, opossum, raccoon, nutria, or muskrat, and nonaquatic reptiles such as land snakes.
(c) “Game animal” does not include ratites.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 195, Sec. 1. (SB 1067) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113796.

113796. “Gleaner” means a person who legally gathers remnants of an agricultural crop or harvests part of, or all of, an agricultural crop made available by the owner of the agricultural crop.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 580, Sec. 4. (AB 1990) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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113797. “Grade A standards” means the requirements of the United States Public Health Service/FDA “Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance” and “Grade A Condensed and Dry Milk Ordinance” with which certain fluid and dry milk and milk products comply.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
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113799. “HACCP” means a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
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113801. “HACCP plan” means a written document that complies with the requirements of Section 114419.1 and that delineates the formal procedures for following the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point principles developed by the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. These principles include completion of the following basic steps:
(a) Completion of hazard analysis identification by identifying the likely hazards to consumers presented by a specific food.
(b) Determination of critical control points in receiving, storage, preparation, displaying, and dispensing of a food.
(c) Setting of measurable critical limits for each critical control point determined.
(d) Developing and maintaining monitoring practices to determine if critical limits are being met.
(e) Developing and utilizing corrective action plans when failure to meet critical limits is detected.
(f) Establishing and maintaining a recordkeeping system to verify adherence to an HACCP plan.
(g) Establishing a system of audits to do both of the following:
(1) Initially verify the effectiveness of the critical limits set and appropriateness of the determination of critical control points.
(2) Periodically verify the effectiveness of the HACCP plan.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 571, Sec. 9. (SB 241) Effective October 11, 2009.)
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113803. “Hazard” means a biological, chemical, or physical property that may cause an unacceptable public health risk.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
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113804. “Hearing officer” means a local health officer, a director of environmental health, or his or her designee.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
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113805. “Hermetically sealed container” means a container that is designed and intended to be secure against the entry of micro-organisms and, in the case of low acid canned foods, to maintain the commercial sterility of its contents after processing.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113806.

113806. “Highly susceptible population” means a group of persons who are more likely than other people in the general population to experience foodborne disease because both of the following conditions exist:
(a) The group is comprised of immunocompromised persons, preschool age children, or older adults.
(b) The group obtains food at a facility, including, but not limited to, a kidney dialysis center, hospital, nursing home, or senior center, that provides services, such as custodial care, health care, assisted living, or socialization services.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 556, Sec. 2. (AB 1252) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113806.1.

113806.1. “Host facility” means a facility located in a brewery, winery, commercial building, or another location as approved by the local enforcement agency, that meets applicable requirements to support a catering operation that provides food directly to individual consumers for a limited period of time, up to four hours, in any one 12-hour period and that has a permit pursuant to Section 114328.1. “Host facility” does not include the premises described in paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 113789.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 493, Sec. 3. (AB 2524) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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113807. “Hot dog” means a whole, cured, cooked sausage that is skinless or stuffed in a casing, that may be known as a frankfurter, frank, furter, wiener, red hot, vienna, bologna, garlic bologna, or knockwurst, and that may be served in a bun or roll.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 556, Sec. 3. (AB 1252) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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113810. “Imminent health hazard” means a significant threat or danger to health that is considered to exist when there is evidence sufficient to show that a product, practice, circumstance, or event creates a situation that can cause food infection, food intoxication, disease transmission, vermin infestation, or hazardous condition that requires immediate correction or cessation of operation to prevent injury, illness, or death.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
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113812. “Impound” means the legal control exercised by the enforcement officer over the use, sale, disposal, or removal of any food, equipment, or utensils.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
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113814. “Injected” means manipulating meat to which a solution has been introduced into its interior by processes that are referred to as “injecting,” “pinning,” or “stitch pumping.”
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 195, Sec. 2. (SB 1067) Effective January 1, 2017.)
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113815. “Juice” means the aqueous liquid expressed or extracted from one or more fruits or vegetables, purees of the edible portions of one or more fruits or vegetables, or any concentrates of such liquid or puree. “Juice” includes juice as a beverage, an ingredient of a beverage, and a puree as an ingredient of a beverage.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
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113816. “Law” means applicable local, state, and federal statutes, regulations, and ordinances.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
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113818. (a) “Limited food preparation” means food preparation that is restricted to one or more of the following:
(1) Heating, frying, baking, roasting, popping, shaving of ice, blending, steaming or boiling of hot dogs, or assembly of nonprepackaged food.
(2) Dispensing and portioning of nonpotentially hazardous food or dispensing and portioning for immediate service to a customer of food that has been temperature controlled until immediately prior to portioning or dispensing.
(3) Holding, portioning, and dispensing of any foods that are prepared for satellite food service by the onsite permanent food facility or prepackaged by another approved source.
(4) Holding, portioning, and dispensing of any foods that are prepared by a catering operation.
(5) Slicing and chopping of nonpotentially hazardous food or produce that has been washed at an approved facility or slicing and chopping of food on a heated cooking surface during the cooking process.
(6) Cooking and seasoning to order.
(7) Juicing or preparing beverages that are for immediate service, in response to an individual consumer order, that do not contain frozen milk products.
(8) Hot and cold holding of food that has been prepared at an approved permanent food facility.
(9) Reheating of food that has been previously prepared at an approved permanent food facility and held at temperatures required by this chapter.
(b) “Limited food preparation” does not include any of the following:
(1) Slicing and chopping potentially hazardous food, other than produce, unless it is on the heated cooking surface.
(2) Thawing.
(3) Cooling of cooked, potentially hazardous food.
(4) Grinding raw ingredients or potentially hazardous food.
(5) Washing of foods.
(6) Cooking of potentially hazardous foods for later use.
(7) Handling, manufacturing, freezing, processing, or packaging of milk, milk products, or products resembling milk products subject to licensing under Division 15 (commencing with Section 32501) of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 489, Sec. 1. (SB 972) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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113819. (a) “Limited service charitable feeding operation” means an operation for food service to a consumer solely for providing charity, that is conducted by a nonprofit charitable organization operating pursuant to Chapter 10.6 (commencing with Section 114333), and whose food service is limited to any of the following functions:
(1) Storage and distribution of whole, uncut produce, or of prepackaged, nonpotentially hazardous foods in their original manufacturer’s packaging.
(2) Storage and distribution of commercially prepared and commercially packaged potentially hazardous cold or frozen foods.
(3) Heating, portioning, or assembling a small volume of commercially prepared foods or ingredients for same-day food service to the consumer, as follows:
(A) Heating, portioning, or assembling a small volume of commercially prepared foods means food preparation that is restricted to one or more of the following:
(i) Assembly of ready-to-eat foods that require no further preparation aside from assembly.
(ii) Heating, including boiling of pasta and grains, and serving.
(iii) Dispensing, portioning, or repackaging of bulk foods.
(B) Heating, portioning, or assembling a small volume of commercially prepared foods does not include any of the following:
(i) Chopping or dicing.
(ii) Cooking of raw animal products.
(iii) Blending.
(iv) Other food processing as identified by the local enforcement agency.
(4) Reheating or portioning of only commercially prepared foods with no further processing, for same-day food service to the consumer.
(b) “Limited service charitable feeding operation” does not include a nonprofit charitable temporary food facility operating pursuant to Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 114332), or a temporary food facility operating pursuant to Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 114335). A limited service charitable feeding operation shall operate pursuant to Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 114332) or Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 114335) if it operates a nonprofit charitable temporary food facility or a temporary food facility, respectively.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 155, Sec. 2. (AB 831) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113820.

113820. “Linens” means fabric items such as cloth hampers, cloth napkins, tablecloths, wiping cloths, and work garments, including cloth gloves.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
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113820.5. (a) “Major food allergen” means all of the following:
(1) Milk.
(2) Eggs.
(3) Fish, including, but not limited to, bass, flounder, and cod.
(4) Crustacean shellfish, including, but not limited to, crab, lobster, and shrimp.
(5) Tree nuts, including, but not limited to, almonds, pecans, and walnuts.
(6) Wheat.
(7) Peanuts.
(8) Soybeans.
(9) A food ingredient that contains protein derived from a food listed in paragraphs (1) to (8), inclusive.
(b) Major food allergen does not include either of the following:
(1) A highly refined oil derived from a food specified in paragraphs (1) to (8), inclusive, of subdivision (a) and any ingredient derived from that highly refined oil.
(2) An ingredient that is exempt under the petition or notification process specified in the federal Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-282).
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 195, Sec. 4. (SB 1067) Effective January 1, 2017.)
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113821. “Major violation” means a violation of this part that may pose an imminent health hazard and warrants immediate closure or other corrective action.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 571, Sec. 11. (SB 241) Effective October 11, 2009.)
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113823. “Meat” means the flesh of animals used as food, including the dressed flesh of cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and other edible animals, except fish, poultry, and wild game animals specified in subdivision (a) of Section 114031.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 195, Sec. 5. (SB 1067) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 104 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › PART 7 - CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 113824.

113824. “Menu change” means a modification of a food facility’s menu that would require a change in the food facility’s food preparation methods, storage equipment, or storage capacity previously approved by the local enforcement agency. These changes may include, but are not limited to, the addition of potentially hazardous foods to a menu, installation of new food preparation or storage equipment, or increasing storage capacity.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)