26 Tex. Admin. Code § 554.1111 - Food Safety Requirements
(a) The
facility must procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory by
federal, state, and local authorities.
(1)
The facility may include food items obtained directly from local producers,
subject to applicable State and local laws or regulations.
(2) This section does not prohibit or prevent
a facility from using produce grown in facility gardens, subject to compliance
with applicable safe growing and food handling practices.
(3) This section does not preclude a resident
from consuming foods not procured by the facility.
(b) The facility must store, prepare, and
serve food under sanitary conditions, as required by the Texas Department of
State Health Services food service sanitation requirements.
(c) The facility must dispose of garbage and
refuse properly.
(d) The facility
must have a written policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to a
resident by family and other visitors to ensure safe and sanitary storage,
handling, and consumption.
(e)
Dietary service personnel must be in good health and practice hygienic
food-handling techniques. Persons with symptoms of communicable diseases or
open, infected wounds may not work.
(f) Dietary service personnel must wear
clean, washable garments, wear hair coverings or clean caps, and have clean
hands and fingernails.
(g) The
facility and all food service personnel must meet the standards imposed by
local, state, and federal codes regarding food and food handling.
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