Chapter 10.5. Nonprofit Charitable Temporary Food Facilities of California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 10.5.

This article governs sanitation requirements for nonprofit charitable temporary food facilities.

Nonprofit charitable temporary food facilities may operate up to four times annually. These four time periods shall not exceed 72 hours each.

(a) Except where all food and beverage is prepackaged, handwashing and warewashing facilities approved by the enforcement officer shall be provided for nonprofit charitable temporary food facilities. Each nonprofit charitable temporary food facility shall be equipped with a handwashing facility. Based on local environmental conditions, location, and similar factors, the local enforcement agency may, in lieu of warewashing facilities, allow a nonprofit charitable temporary food facility operating no more than four hours per day at a single event to provide an adequate supply of utensils and spare utensils when they have been properly washed and sanitized at an approved food facility and are stored and kept free of becoming soiled or contaminated.
  (b) Facilities for the sanitary disposal of all liquid waste shall be subject to the approval of the enforcement officer.
  (c) At least one toilet facility for each 15 employees shall be provided within 60 meters (200 feet) of each nonprofit charitable temporary food facility.
  (d) Food contact surfaces shall be smooth, easily cleanable, and nonabsorbent.

(a) No potentially hazardous food or beverage stored or prepared in a private home may be offered for sale, sold, or given away from a nonprofit charitable temporary food facility. Potentially hazardous food shall be prepared in a food establishment or on the premises of a nonprofit charitable temporary food facility.
  (b) All food and beverage shall be protected at all times from unnecessary handling and shall be stored, displayed, and served so as to be protected from contamination.
  (c) Potentially hazardous food and beverage shall be maintained at or below 7 degrees Celsius (45 degrees Fahrenheit) or at or above 57.2 degrees Celsius (135 degrees Fahrenheit) at all times.
  (d) Ice used in beverages shall be protected from contamination and shall be maintained separate from ice used for refrigeration purposes.
  (e) All food and food containers shall be stored off the floor on shelving or pallets located within the facility.
  (f) Smoking is prohibited in nonprofit charitable temporary food facilities.
  (g) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), live animals, birds, or fowl shall not be kept or allowed in nonprofit charitable temporary food facilities.
  (2) Paragraph (1) does not prohibit the presence, in any room where food is served to the public, guests, or patrons, of a guide dog, signal dog, or service dog, as defined by Section 54.1 of the Civil Code, accompanied by a totally or partially blind person, deaf person, person whose hearing is impaired, or handicapped person, or dogs accompanied by persons licensed to train guide dogs for the blind pursuant to Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.
  (3) Paragraph (1) does not apply to dogs under the control of uniformed law enforcement officers or of uniformed employees of private patrol operators and operators of a private patrol service who are licensed pursuant to Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 7580) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, while these employees are acting within the course and scope of their employment as private patrol persons.
  (4) The persons and operators described in paragraphs (2) and (3) are liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by the dog.
  (5) The dogs described in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be excluded from food preparation and utensil wash areas. Aquariums and aviaries shall be allowed if enclosed so as not to create a public health problem.
  (h) All garbage shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner.
  (i) Employees preparing or handling food shall wear clean clothing and shall keep their hands clean at all times.

The enforcement officer may establish additional structural or operational requirements as necessary to ensure that food is of a safe and sanitary quality.

Open-air barbecue facilities may be operated adjacent to nonprofit charitable temporary food facilities, and shall be subject to the requirements of Article 9 (commencing with Section 114185).

Nothing in this article shall prevent a local enforcement agency from performing inspections of, or requiring permits for, any nonprofit charitable temporary food facility to ensure compliance with food safety provisions contained in this chapter.