Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 200 - MAINE FOOD CODE (CHAPTER 200 IS A JOINT CHAPTER WITH 01-001, THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND RURAL RESOURCES, CH. 331)
Chapter 3 - FOOD
Section 144-200-3-7 - CONTAMINATED FOOD
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
3-701 Disposition
3-701.11 Discarding or Reconditioning Unsafe, Adulterated, or Contaminated Food. *
(A) A Food that is unsafe, Adulterated, or not honestly presented as specified under §3-101.11 shall be reconditioned according to an Approved procedure.
(B)Food that is not from an Approved source as specified under §§3-201.11 through 3-201.17 shall be discarded.
(C)Ready-to-Eat Food that may have been contaminated by an Employee who has been restricted or excluded as specified under §2-201.12 shall be discarded.
(D)Food that is contaminated by Food Employees, Consumers, or other Persons through contact with their hands, bodily discharges, such as nasal or oral discharges, or other means shall be discarded.