Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8335 - Food services and nutrition; provided by center
Rule 335.
(1) Food
and beverages provided by a center must be of sufficient quantity and
nutritional quality to provide for the dietary needs of each child according to
the minimum meal requirements of the child and adult care food program (CACFP),
as administered by the department of education.
(2) The following standards are incorporated
by reference in these rules: "Child and Adult Care Food Program," 7 CFR part
226 . Copies of these regulations may be obtained from the Department of
Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential, Child Care Licensing Bureau,
105 West Allegan Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933 and from the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service, CACFP at 1400
Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington DC 20250. Regulations and guidance are
available at the USDA's website at
https://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/program-operator.
(3) Infants shall only be served formula to
drink unless written authorization is provided by the child's licensed health
care provider.
(4) Children 12
months of age until 2 years of age shall be served whole homogenized Vitamin
D-fortified cow's milk, except as provided in R 400.8330(4).
(5) Formula must be commercially prepared and
ready-to-feed.
(6) All fluid milk
and fluid milk products must be pasteurized and meet the grade "A" quality
standards.
(7) Milk must be served
from 1 of the following:
(a) A commercially
filled container stored in a mechanically refrigerated bulk milk
dispenser.
(b) A commercially
filled container not to exceed 1 gallon.
(c) A sanitized container only if poured
directly from the original container.
(8) All of the following apply to milk:
(a) Containers must be labeled with the date
opened.
(b) Milk must be served
within 7 days after opening.
(c)
Milk must not be served if the contents appear unsanitary or have been
unrefrigerated for a period exceeding 1 hour.
(d) Milk must not be combined with the
contents of other partially filled containers.
(9) Contents remaining in single-service
containers of milk must be discarded at the end of the snack or
mealtime.
(10) All containers of
ready-to-feed formula, once opened, must be labeled with the date and time of
opening, refrigerated, and used within 48 hours or be discarded.
(11) Prepared bottles and beverage containers
of milk and formula must be refrigerated and labeled with the child's first and
last name, date, and time of preparation.
(12) Contents of unused bottles of formula
must be discarded, along with any bottle liners, after 48 hours.
(13) All liners, nipples, formula, milk, and
other materials used in bottle preparation must be prepared, handled, and
stored in a sanitary manner.
(14)
Reusable nipples and bottles must be cleaned and sanitized before
reuse.
(15) Bottle liners and
disposable nipples must be for single use only, by an individual child, and
discarded with any remaining formula or milk after use.
(16) Commercially packaged baby food must be
served from a dish, not directly from a factory-sealed container, unless the
entire container is served to only 1 child and is discarded at the end of the
feeding period.
(17) Uneaten food
that remains on a dish from which a child was fed must be discarded.
(18) Food that was served and handled by the
consumer of the food may not be served again, unless it is in the original,
unopened wrapper.
(19) Home canned
products are prohibited.
(20) Food
containing contaminants, such as lead, recalled through the Food and Drug
Administration or the department of agriculture and rural development, must be
properly disposed of and not served again.
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Rule 335.
(1) Food and beverages provided by a center must be of sufficient quantity and nutritional quality to provide for the dietary needs of each child according to the minimum meal requirements of the child and adult care food program (CACFP), as administered by the Michigan department of education, based on 7 CFR part 226, 1-1-18 edition, (2018) of the United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service , CACFP, and is hereby adopted by reference. A copy can be obtained at no cost from CACFP at http://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/meals-and-snacks. In addition, a copy is available for inspection and distribution at no cost at the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Community and Health Systems, Child Care Division, 611 West Ottawa Street, Lansing, MI 48933.
(2) Solid foods must be introduced to an infant according to the parents or licensed health care providers instructions.
(3) Infants shall only be served formula to drink unless written authorization is provided by the child's licensed health care provider .
(4) Children 12 months of age until 2 years of age shall be served whole homogenized Vitamin D-fortified cows milk, except as provided in R 400.8330(4).
(5) Formula must be commercially prepared and ready-to-feed.
(6) All fluid milk and fluid milk products must be pasteurized and meet the grade "A" quality standards.
(7) Milk must be served from 1 of the following:
(a) A commercially filled container stored in a mechanically refrigerated bulk milk dispenser.
(b) A commercially filled container not to exceed 1 gallon.
(c) A sanitized container only if poured directly from the original container.
(8) All of the following apply to milk:
(a) Containers must be labeled with the date opened.
(b) Milk must be served within 7 days of opening.
(c) Milk must not be served if the contents appear to be unsanitary or have been unrefrigerated for a period exceeding 1 hour.
(d) Milk must not be combined with the contents of other partially filled containers.
(9) Contents remaining in single-service containers of milk shall must be discarded at the end of the snack or meal time.
(10) All containers of ready-to-feed formula, once opened, must be labeled with the date and time of opening, refrigerated, and used within 48 hours or be discarded.
(11) Prepared bottles and beverage containers of milk and formula must be refrigerated and labeled with the child's first and last name, date, and time of preparation.
(12) Contents of unused bottles of formula must be discarded, along with any bottle liners, after 48 hours.
(13) All liners, nipples, formula, milk, and other materials used in bottle preparation must be prepared, handled, and stored in a sanitary manner.
(14) Reusable nipples and bottles must be washed, rinsed, and sanitized before reuse.
(15) Bottle liners and disposable nipples must be for single use only, by an individual child, and discarded with any remaining formula or milk after use.
(16) Commercially packaged baby food must be served from a dish, not directly from a factory-sealed container, unless the entire container will be served to only 1 child and will be discarded at the end of the feeding period.
(17) Uneaten food that remains on a dish from which a child has been fed must be discarded.
(18) Food that has been served and handled by the consumer of the food , may not be served again, unless it is in the original, unopened wrapper.
(19) Home canned products are prohibited.