Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 419 - OFFICE OF TRAINING, INVESTIGATIONS AND SAFETY
Division 470 - RESIDENTIAL CARE AGENCIES
Section 419-470-0070 - Food Services
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 419-470-0070
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
A residential care agency must meet all of the following requirements with regard to food services:
(1) Nutrition and dietary requirements.
(a) A residential care agency must arrange
meals daily, consistent with normal mealtimes that occur during hours of
operation and provide snacks between mealtimes.
(b) Menus must be prepared in advance in
accordance with USDA guidelines and must provide a sufficient variety of foods
served in adequate amounts for each child in care at each meal, including
snacks, adjusted for seasonal changes. Records of menus as served must be
maintained in the record of the residential care agency for at least six
months.
(c) Drinking water must be
freely available to the children in care served by the residential care
agency.
(2) Food selection, storage, and preparation.
(a) All
food and drink provided by the residential care agency must be stored,
prepared, and served in a sanitary manner.
(b) All employees who handle food served to
children in care must have a valid food handlers card pursuant to ORS
624.570.
(c) Selection of food. All food products
served by a residential care agency must be obtained from commercial suppliers,
this includes grocery stores, farmer markets, food banks, except:
(A) Fresh fruits and vegetables and fruits or
vegetables frozen by the residential care agency may be served.
(B) The serving of un-pasteurized juice is
prohibited.
(d)
Requirements related to milk.
(A) Only Grade
A pasteurized and fortified milk may be served to children in care.
(B) Milk and fluid milk products must be
dispensed from a commercially-filled plastic container of not more than
one-gallon capacity or from a refrigerated bulk container equipped with a
dispensing device approved by the Food and Drug Administration or Oregon
Department of Agriculture.
(e) Children in care may participate in
activities in a food-preparation area, other than routine clean up, only while
under the supervision of the employees of the residential care
agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, ORS 418.005, ORS 418.327 & ORS 418.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.205 - 418.327
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