Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
The person-in-charge shall ensure that:
A. Food served to the public is:
(1) Wholesome and free from
contamination;
(2) Not
adulterated;
(3) Safe for human
consumption;
(4) Obtained from an
approved source; and
(5) If in
packaged form, labeled in accordance with:
(a)
COMAR 10.15.01;
(b) COMAR
10.15.02;
(c) COMAR 10.15.04;
and
(d) This chapter;
B. Eggs and egg
products comply with Regulation .05 of this chapter;
C. Milk and milk products are not sold or
served unless they are produced, processed, stored, transported, and
distributed in accordance with COMAR 10.15.06 and COMAR 10.15.09, including:
(1) Fluid milk;
(2) Other fluid dairy products;
(3) Manufactured milk products; and
(4) Reconstituted dry milk or dry milk
products used only for:
(a) Instant
desserts;
(b) Whipped products;
and
(c) Cooking and baking
purposes;
D.
Frozen desserts including ice cream, soft frozen desserts, ice milk, sherbets,
ices, gelato, and frozen dessert mix are manufactured and sold in accordance
with COMAR 10.15.05;
E. Shellfish:
(1) Are obtained from an approved
source;
(2) Are from a firm listed
in the "Interstate Certified Shellfish Shippers List";
(3) Are processed, handled, packed, labeled,
and identified in accordance with COMAR 10.15.07;
(4) Containers are identified with a tag or
label as set forth in COMAR 10.15.07; and
(5) Tags are maintained on the premises for
90 calendar days after a container of shellfish is emptied to identify readily
the source of the shellfish, by:
(a)
Recording the date on the tag or label when the last shellfish from the
container is sold or served;
(b)
Using an approved record keeping system that:
(i) Keeps the tags or labels in chronological
order; and
(ii) Preserves source
identification if tags or labels are removed from the container; and
(c) Ensuring that shellfish from
one tagged or labeled container is not mixed with shellfish from another
container if the tags or labels are removed from the container.
F. Crab meat is
processed, handled, and packed in accordance with COMAR 10.15.02;
G. Seafood is processed, handled, and packed
in accordance with COMAR 10.15.10;
H. Meat and poultry have been inspected for
wholesomeness by the approving authority; and
I. Ice is:
(1) Made:
(a) From a potable water supply;
(b) In an ice-making machine that:
(i) Meets the standards in Regulation .15 of
this chapter; and
(ii) Is located,
installed, operated, and maintained to prevent contamination;
(2) If not manufactured
on site, obtained from an approved source;
(3) Handled, transported, and stored in a
manner that precludes contamination; and
(4) Not reused.
