Alaska Administrative Code
Title 18 - Environmental Conservation
Chapter 31 - Alaska Food Code
Article 1 - General Operating and Permit Requirements
18 AAC 31.012 - Exempt activities and facilities
Universal Citation: 18 AK Admin Code 18 AAC 31.012
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) Except for meat, poultry, or a food product containing meat or poultry, the processing, preparation, packaging, and sale of food that is designated a nonpotentially hazardous food under 18 AAC 31.985(c) is not subject to this chapter if the individual who is processing, preparing, packaging, and selling the food product
(1)
has, and can provide to the department and consumers, detailed knowledge about
the ingredients of the food product, and about how the food product was
processed, prepared, and packaged;
(2) has, and can provide to the department,
for each food product being processed, prepared, and packaged under this
subsection, documentation of the food product's
(A) formulation or recipe;
(B) pH value; and
(C) water activity value;
(3) processes, prepares, and
packages the food product in this state;
(4) labels a food product that is packaged
with the individual's
(A) Alaska business
license number issued under 12 AAC 12; or
(B) name, physical address, and telephone
number;
(5) restricts
the total gross receipts of sales of all food products sold under this
subsection to less than $25,000 within a calendar year;
(6) sells the food product in this state,
directly to consumers; a food product sold under this subsection may not be
distributed wholesale or by mail order or consignment; and
(7) displays conspicuously to consumers the
statement "THESE PRODUCTS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO STATE INSPECTION," if the food is
not processed, prepared, or packaged in a permitted, approved, or inspected
facility; to comply with this paragraph, the statement must be
(A) set out on a card, placard, or sign that
is conspicuously posted at the point of sale; or
(B) conspicuously displayed on the label of
each food product that is packaged.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the following activities are not subject to this chapter:
(1) the sale, extraction, or packaging of raw
honey;
(2) custom processing of an
individual's sport-caught seafood or game meat, except as provided under 18 AAC
34 for smoking or thermal processing of seafood;
(3) the packaging and sale of raw, whole
vegetables, herbs, microgreens, and fruit if the vegetables, herbs,
microgreens, and fruit are offered
(A) in
their natural state; or
(B) after
rinsing, trimming of unnecessary parts, or separating greens from
roots;
(4) the
harvesting and evaporation of tree sap; however, further processing for
wholesale distribution of tree sap, including packaging, is subject to this
chapter;
(5) the harvesting or
cleaving of glacier ice if the glacier ice is exported from the state without
further processing;
(6) the
preparation and serving of
(A) food at a
foster home or foster group home, if the facility is required to have a license
from the Department of Health and Social Services under AS 47.32 and 7 AAC
50;
(B) food at a child care home
or child care group home, if the facility is required to have a license from
the Department of Health and Social Services under AS 47.32 and 7 AAC
57;
(C) food at an assisted living
home, if the assisted living home
(i) has five
or fewer residents; and
(ii) is
required to have a license from the Department of Health and Social Services
under AS 47.32, AS 47.33 and 7 AAC 75;
(D) snacks at a child care facility if the
child care facility is required to have a license from the Department of Health
and Social Services under AS 47.32 and 7 AAC 57; and
(E) food at a camp that is set up for no more
than 14 days at a single location to support a group of 24 individuals or
less.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the following facilities and events are not subject to this chapter:
(1) a
business, including a gas station, gift shop, video store, student store, or
packaged liquor store, that sells only one or more of the following types of
food:
(A) prepackaged, nonpotentially
hazardous food;
(B) fresh, uncut,
and unpeeled fruit or vegetables;
(C) popcorn, including seasoned or caramel
popcorn;
(D) cotton
candy;
(E) prepackaged ice cream
novelties;
(F) nonpotentially
hazardous beverages that are prepackaged and dispensed directly from commercial
containers or into single-service containers;
(G) coffee and tea with creamers and
single-service items;
(2) a restricted food service transient
occupancy establishment;
(3) a
vending machine dispensing only nonpotentially hazardous food;
(4) a family-operated business, if the
business employs only family members, prepares and serves food only to those
family members, and does not serve food to the public;
(5) any of the following social events, if
the food is prepared or provided by or for members of one of the following
groups and that group's invited guests:
(A) a
meeting or an event of an organization, association, or club;
(B) an activity of a church or other
religious congregation;
(C) a
gathering, such as a party, picnic, or potluck held by a neighborhood,
community, family, or office;
(D) a
traditional Native potlatch;
(6) an event advertised to the general
public, if the primary purpose is to raise money in support of a political
campaign or one individual's medical or other personal needs, and if
(A) the food is cooked and immediately
served;
(B) the event does not
exceed one day in length; and
(C)
the number of events does not exceed three during a 90-day period;
(7) a public open house where
ready-to-eat, commercially processed appetizers are offered to the attendees of
the open house for self-service if
(A) a
handwashing facility is provided for use by employees as described in
18 AAC 31.600(f)
(6); and
(B) an appetizer that contains a potentially
hazardous food is held at an internal temperature of
(i) 41º F or below for cold-holding,
except that eggs that have not been treated to destroy all viable
Salmonellaemust be stored in refrigerated equipment that
maintains an ambient temperature of 45º F or below; and
(ii) 135º F or above for hot-holding,
except rare beef, which must be kept at an internal temperature of 130º F
or above;
(8)
a temporary food service lasting one day or less if
(A) foods are served that
(i) are pre-cooked, packaged, ready-to-eat,
or commercially processed; and
(ii)
require no more than limited preparation, such as reheating, and minimal
handling, such as assembly;
(B) a handwashing facility is provided for
use by employees as described in
18 AAC 31.600(f)
(6); and
(C) potentially hazardous food is held at an
internal temperature of
(i) 41º F or
below for cold-holding, except that eggs that have not been treated to destroy
all viable Salmonellaemust be stored in refrigerated equipment
that maintains an ambient temperature of 45º F or below; and
(ii) 135º F or above for hot-holding,
except rare beef, which must be kept at an internal temperature of 130º F
or above;
(9)
a bake sale; for purposes of this paragraph, "bake sale" means the occasional
sale to the public by an organization at a fundraising or a seasonal event,
including a fair or bazaar, of bakery-type items, including fruit or berry pies
and cobblers, cakes, cookies, pastries, and breads; an individual who sells at
a bake sale bakery-type items, including pies, cakes, and pastries, that
contain potentially hazardous fillings or toppings, including custard, whipped
cream, or meringue, must keep those foods refrigerated at 41º F or below
after preparation and during the bake sale; potentially hazardous foods,
including sandwiches, stuffed breads, meat pies, and pizza may not be sold at a
bake sale;
(10) a food
establishment located within a national park, federal military installation,
public health service hospital, or other federal facility where inspections and
regulatory oversight are provided by the federal government.
(d) A food service that has a maximum capacity of 12 and that serves 12 individuals or less per day is subject to 18 AAC 31.900, 18 AAC 31.905, and 18 AAC 31.915, but is not subject to the remaining provisions of this chapter if
(1) food is from an approved
source;
(2) food will be served
immediately after preparation;
(3)
equipment supports the type of food and method of transportation, preparation,
display, and service;
(4) fixtures
or other approved means are provided for handwashing, cleaning, and sanitizing
food-contact surfaces, and cleaning the establishment;
(5) water is potable, or from an approved
public water system; and
(6)
wastewater is disposed of in an approved manner under 18 AAC 72.
(e) A food service that serves at a camp 24 individuals or less each day is subject to 18 AAC 31.050, 18 AAC 31.320 - 18 AAC 31.330, 18 AAC 31.900, 18 AAC 31.905, and 18 AAC 31.915, but is not subject to the remaining provisions of this chapter if
(1) food is from an approved
source;
(2) food will be served
immediately after preparation;
(3)
equipment supports the type of food and method of transportation, preparation,
display, and service;
(4) fixtures
or other approved means are provided for handwashing, cleaning, and sanitizing
food-contact surfaces, and cleaning the establishment;
(5) water is potable, or from an approved
public water system; and
(6)
wastewater is disposed of in an approved manner under 18 AAC 72.
(f) A business that manufactures ice for onsite retail sale and that is not a food establishment is subject to 18 AAC 31.900, 18 AAC 31.905, and 18 AAC 31.915, but is not subject to the remaining provisions of this chapter if
(1) ice manufacturing is separated by
partition, location, time, or another effective means from types of operations
that might be a source of contamination or cross-contamination;
(2) ice is protected from contamination by
employees handling the ice by the proper use of utensils, as specified in
18 AAC 31.220;
(3) employees handling ice wash their hands
and exposed portions of their arms, as specified in
18 AAC 31.310;
(4) food-contact surfaces are washed, rinsed,
and sanitized, as specified in
18 AAC 31.422 -
18 AAC 31.424, in a sink with at
least three compartments at least once each day;
(5) ice bins are plumbed as specified in
18 AAC
31.515(d);
(6) at least one toilet facility, as
specified in
18 AAC 31.520, and one handwashing
facility, as specified in
18 AAC 31.525(a),
is provided;
(7) water is potable
or from an approved public water system;
(8) wastewater is disposed of in a manner
approved under 18 AAC 72; and
(9)
each single-service ice bag is labeled with the name and address of the
facility and the net weight of the ice.
(g) An exemption under this section does not relieve the operator from complying with other applicable statutes and regulations, including AS 17.20 (Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act), AS 18.60.705 (State Plumbing Code), 18 AAC 30, 18 AAC 32, 18 AAC 34, 18 AAC 50, 18 AAC 60, 18 AAC 72, and 18 AAC 80.
Before 12/19/99, Register 152, the substance of 18 AAC 31.012 was located in 18 AAC 31.010. The history note for 18 AAC 31.012 does not reflect the history of that section's provisions before 12/19/99.
Authority:AS 17.20.005
AS 17.20.010
AS 17.20.020
AS 17.20.180
AS 17.20.290
AS 44.46.020
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