California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 1 - Board of State and Community Corrections
Chapter 1 - Board of State and Community Corrections
Subchapter 4 - Minimum Standards for Local Detention Facilities
Article 12 - Food
Section 1243 - Food Service Plan

Universal Citation: 15 CA Code of Regs 1243

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

Facilities shall have a written food service plan that shall comply with the applicable California Retail Food Code. In facilities with an average daily population of 100 or more, there shall be employed or available, a trained experienced food services manager to prepare and implement a food service plan. In facilities of less than an average daily population of 100 that do not employ or have a food services manager available, the facility administrator shall prepare a food service plan. The plan shall include, but not limited to, the following policies and procedures:

(a) menu planning;

(b) purchasing;

(c) storage and inventory control;

(d) food preparation and handling, including provisions for food that is found to be contaminated, expired, showing obvious signs of spoilage, or otherwise not fit for human consumption;

(e) food serving;

(f) transporting food;

(g) orientation and ongoing training;

(h) personnel supervision;

(i) budgets and food cost accounting;

(j) documentation and record keeping;

(k) emergency feeding plan;

(l) waste management;

(m) maintenance and repair; and

(n) three-day mainline sample tray.

1. Editorial correction of Note filed 9-30-82 (Register 82, No. 40).
2. Change without regulatory effect (Register 86, No. 32).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 8-4-94; operative 9-5-94 (Register 94, No. 31).
4. Amendment filed 1-11-2001; operative 2-10-2001 (Register 2001, No. 2).
5. Amendment of section heading and section filed 6-2-2005; operative 7-2-2005 (Register 2005, No. 22).
6. Amendment of first paragraph filed 4-20-2009; operative 5-20-2009 (Register 2009, No. 17).
7. Amendment of subsections (l) and (m) and new subsection (n) filed 1-26-2017; operative 4-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 4).
8. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 11-17-2022; operative 1-1-2023 (Register 2022, No. 46).

Note: Authority cited: Section 6030, Penal Code. Reference: Section 6030, Penal Code.

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