Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 446 - Food Establishments
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 446.0275 - "Ready-to-eat food" defined
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 446.0275
Current through September 16, 2024
1. "Ready-to-eat food" means food which is in a form that is ready for immediate consumption or reasonably expected to be consumed in that form at the point of sale or which is edible without additional preparation to achieve food safety. Such food may be raw, cooked, hot or chilled, and may be consumed without further heat-treatment, including, without limitation, reheating.
2. The term includes:
(a) Raw animal food that is cooked as
specified in this chapter and posted with the required disclosure and reminder
statement.
(b) All potentially
hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) that is unpackaged
and cooked to the temperature and time required for that specific
food.
(c) Raw fruits and vegetables
that are thoroughly washed in water to remove soil and other visible
contaminants before being cut, combined with other ingredients, cooked, served
or offered for human consumption in ready-to-eat form.
(d) Fruits and vegetables that are cooked for
hot holding.
(e) Plant food for
which further washing, cooking or other processing is not required for food
safety, and from which rinds, peels, husks or shells, if naturally present, are
removed.
(f) Substances derived
from plants, including, without limitation, spices, seasonings and
sugar.
(g) Bakery items, including,
without limitation, bread, cakes, pies, fillings or icing for which further
cooking is not required for food safety.
(h) The following products that are produced
in accordance with guidelines established by the United States Department of
Agriculture and have received a lethality treatment for pathogens:
(1) Dry, fermented sausages, including,
without limitation, dry salami or pepperoni;
(2) Salt-cured meat and poultry products,
including, without limitation, prosciutto ham, country-cured ham and Parma
ham;
(3) Dried meat and poultry
products, including, without limitation, jerky or beef sticks; and
(4) Thermally processed low-acid foods
packaged in hermetically sealed containers.
3. The term does not include:
(a) Prepackaged food which does not require
cooking or which will be cooked by the consumer in the package, or both, and
regarding which the package prevents bare-hand contact with the food
item.
(b) Raw fruits and vegetables
that are intended to be washed by the consumer before consumption, as in
grocery or retail sales.
(c) Plated
or dished food which, with reasonable care, will not be touched during
serving.
(d) Food prepared in
accordance with a waiver that is granted by the health authority.
(e) Food that may receive additional
preparation for palatability or aesthetic, epicurean, gastronomic or culinary
purposes.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R069-10, eff. 12-18-2013
NRS 439.200, 446.940
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