North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Subchapter A - SANITATION › Section .3300 - ADULT DAY SERVICE FACILITIES › Section 18A .3304 - FOOD SUPPLIES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Food shall be
				  in good condition, free from spoilage, filth, or other contamination and shall
				  be safe for human consumption. Potentially hazardous foods shall only be
				  obtained from sources that are permitted or inspected by a health department or
				  the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. The use of food packaged in
				  hermetically sealed containers that was not prepared in a commercial food
				  processing establishment is prohibited.
(b) Milk products that are used shall be
				  Grade "A" pasteurized fluid milk and fluid milk products or evaporated milk.
				  The term "milk products" means those products as defined in
				  15A NCAC
				  18A .1200. Copies of
				  15A NCAC
				  18A .1200 may be obtained from the Division
				  of Environmental Health, 1630 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1630.
				  Unless prescribed by a physician, dry milk and dry milk products may be used
				  only for cooking purposes, including cooked pudding desserts and flavored hot
				  beverages.
(c) Fresh and frozen
				  shucked shellfish (oysters, clams, or mussels) shall be packed in nonreturnable
				  packages identified with the name and address of the original shell stock
				  processor, shucker - packer, or repacker, and the interstate certification
				  number issued according to law. Shell stock and shucked shellfish shall be kept
				  in the container in which they were received until they are used. Each
				  container of unshucked shell stock (oysters, clams, or mussels) shall be
				  identified by an attached tag that states the name and address of the original
				  shell stock processor, the kind and quantity of shell stock, and an interstate
				  certification number issued by the State or foreign shellfish control agency.
				  After each container of shellstock has been emptied, the management shall
				  remove the stub of the tag and retain it for a period of at least 90
				  days.
(d) Raw eggs or products
				  containing raw eggs shall not be consumed, including raw cookie dough, cake
				  batter, brownie mix, milkshakes, ice cream and other food products. A
				  pasteurized egg product may be used as a substitute for raw eggs.
(e) Beverages and food sent from home shall
				  be fully prepared, dated, and identified for the appropriate participant at the
				  participant's home. All formula and other bottled beverages shall be returned
				  to the participant's home or discarded at the end of each day. Drinking
				  utensils provided by the adult day service facility shall be sanitized in
				  accordance with this Section. Formula and other beverages which require
				  refrigeration, and pureed food after opening shall be refrigerated at 45°F
				  (7°C) or below. Commercially prepared pureed foods shall be served from a
				  single-serving dish rather than the food container. Upon opening, containers of
				  pureed food shall be covered, dated with the date of opening, and
				  refrigerated.
(f) Adult day service
				  facilities receiving prepared, ready-to-eat meals from outside sources shall
				  use only catered meals obtained from a food handling establishment permitted or
				  inspected by a health department. During transportation, food shall meet the
				  requirements of these Rules relating to food protection and storage.
(g) All bag lunches containing potentially
				  hazardous foods shall be refrigerated in accordance with this
				  Section.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 130A-235;
Eff. August 1,
					 2002;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. July 20,
					 2019.