Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 446 - Food Establishments
VENDING MACHINES
Section 446.900 - Construction of machine

1. All vending machine units used for the display or sale of potentially hazardous food (time/temperature control for safety food) must be constructed and certified in accordance with standards adopted by the National Sanitation Foundation and American National Standards Institute, or the National Automatic Merchandising Association, and may not be modified.

2. All door and panel openings to the spaces of vending machines used for food and container storage must fit tightly and be sealed with gaskets if necessary to prevent the entrance of dust, moisture, insects and rodents.

3. Ventilation openings of vending machines must be covered with screening material that has 16 mesh to the inch or equivalent.

4. Screening material for openings into the condenser units of vending machines must not be less than 8 mesh to the inch. All condenser units must be separated from the food and container storage space and sealed from that space.

5. All vending machines must be constructed to facilitate cleaning under the machine.