North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Subchapter A - SANITATION › Section .2600 - THE SANITATION OF FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS › Section 18A .2672 - SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE FOOD UNITS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) A mobile
				  food unit shall be constructed and arranged so that food, drink, utensils, and
				  equipment will not be exposed to insects, dust, and other contamination.
				  Protection against flies and other insects shall be provided by screening or by
				  effective use of fans. Where food or griddles are exposed to the public or to
				  dust or insects, they shall be protected by glass, or otherwise, on the front,
				  top, and ends, and exposed only as much as may be necessary to permit the
				  handling and serving of food.
(b) A
				  mobile food unit shall have a potable water system under pressure. The system
				  shall furnish hot and cold water for all food preparation, utensil cleaning,
				  and handwashing. The water inlet shall be located so that it will not be
				  contaminated by waste discharge, road dust, oil, or grease and it shall be kept
				  capped unless being filled.
(c)
				  Water heating facilities shall be provided.
(d) A handwashing sink with hot and cold
				  water, combination supply faucet, soap, and single-service towels shall be
				  provided.
(e) At least a
				  one-compartment sink shall be provided. The sink shall be of sufficient size to
				  submerge, wash, rinse, and sanitize utensils and shall have splashback
				  protection. Drainboards shall be provided as specified in Section
				  4-301.13 of the Food Code as
				  amended by Rule .2654 of this Section to accommodate the drying of washed
				  utensils. However, in cases where no food is prepared on the mobile food unit
				  and all utensils are effectively cleaned at the commissary, the equipment sink
				  is not required.
(f) Sewage
				  disposal must be provided either by means of an approved sewage disposal system
				  or approved sewage storage tanks. Sewage storage tanks must be maintained in a
				  manner so as not to create a health hazard or nuisance and to prevent
				  contamination of food or water supply. Toilets are not required on the unit.
				  Liquid waste that results from the operation of a mobile food unit shall be
				  disposed in an approved sewage disposal system or stored in a permanently
				  installed sewage storage tank that is of at least 15 percent larger capacity
				  than the water supply tank. Liquid waste shall not be discharged from the
				  sewage storage tank when the mobile food unit is in motion. All connections on
				  the vehicle for servicing mobile food unit waste disposal facilities shall be
				  of a different size or type than those used for supplying potable water to the
				  mobile food unit. The waste connection shall be located lower than the water
				  inlet connection to preclude contamination of the potable water
				  system.
(g) A servicing area shall
				  be established at a commissary for the mobile food unit. Potable water
				  servicing equipment shall be installed, stored, and handled to protect the
				  water and equipment from contamination. The mobile food unit's sewage storage
				  tank shall be flushed and drained during servicing operation. All sewage shall
				  be discharged to an approved sewage disposal system in accordance with
				  15A NCAC
				  18A .1900 or
				  15A NCAC
				  02H .0200.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 130A-248; S.L. 2011-394, Section
					 15(a);
Eff. September 1, 2012;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. July 20,
					 2019.