Md. Code Regs. 13A.17.12.03 - Food Sources
A. An
operator shall furnish food at the facility only if it is wholesome and free
from spoilage, filth, or other contamination and obtained from sources that
comply with all laws relating to food, food processing, food handling, and food
labeling.
B. When an operator
contracts to have food furnished from an outside source, such as a catering
service, the operator shall ensure that the food:
(1) Has been prepared and processed in a
licensed food service facility or in a licensed food processing plant;
or
(2) Consists of a snack or party
food which is not potentially hazardous and does not present a significant risk
of transmitting food-borne disease.
C. An operator may not provide to the
children home-canned goods or any other hermetically sealed food prepared in a
place other than a licensed food processing establishment.
D. An operator:
(1) Shall provide only fluid milk and fluid
milk products that are:
(a) Pasteurized Grade
A;
(b) Except as provided by
§D(3) of this regulation, served from the original container;
and
(c) Not more than 4 days older
than the expiration date marked on the original container;
(2) May use dry milk, dry milk products, or
reconstituted dry milk only for cooking purposes; and
(3) For meals and snacks, may serve milk
family-style from a pitcher or similar container into which the milk has been
poured from the original container.
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