Article 7 - Food Display and Service

California Health and Safety Code — §§ 114060-114083

Sections (12)

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 96, Sec. 32. Effective July 20, 2007.

(a)Except for nuts in the shell and whole raw fruits and vegetables that are intended for hulling, peeling, or washing by the consumer before consumption, food on display shall be protected from contamination by the use of packaging, counter, service line, or sneeze guards that intercept a direct line between the consumer’s mouth and the food being displayed, containers with tight-fitting securely attached lids, display cases, mechanical dispensers, or other effective means.

(b)Nonprepackaged food may be displayed and sold in bulk in other than self-service containers if both of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1)The food is served by a food employee directly to a consumer.

(2)The food is displayed in clean, sanitary, and covered, or otherwise protected, containers.

§ 114063

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.

(a)Raw, nonprepackaged food of animal origin, such as beef, lamb, pork, poultry, and eviscerated fish, shall not be offered for consumer self-service. This subdivision does not apply to the following:

(1)Consumer self-service of ready-to-eat foods at buffets or salad bars that serve foods such as sushi or raw shellfish.

(2)Ready-to-cook individual portions for immediate cooking and

consumption on the premises, such as consumer-cooked meats or consumer-selected ingredients for Mongolian barbecue, or raw, frozen shrimp, lobster, finfish, or scallop abductor muscle, or frozen breaded seafood.

(b)Nonprepackaged food may be displayed in bulk for consumer self-service if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1)Produce and food requiring further processing, except raw food of animal origin, may be displayed on open counters or in containers.

(2)Except for salad bar and buffet-type food service, a label shall be conspicuously displayed in plain view of the consumer and securely attached to each self-service container, or in clear relationship to it, and shall contain the information required in Section 114089.

(3)Nonfood

items shall be displayed and stored in an area separate from food.

(c)French style, hearth-baked, or hard-crusted loaves and rolls shall be considered properly wrapped if contained in an open-end bag of sufficient size to enclose the loaves or rolls.

(d)Consumer self-service operations for ready-to-eat foods such as buffets and salad bars shall be provided with a suitable food dispensing utensil for each container displayed or effective dispensing methods that protect the food from contamination.

(e)Consumer self-service operations such as buffets and salad bars shall be checked periodically on a regular basis by food employees trained in safe operating procedures.

§ 114065

Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.

Notwithstanding Section 114266, this section shall not be construed to require the enclosure, during operating hours, of consumer self-service nonpotentially hazardous bulk beverage dispensing operations that meet the following requirements:

(a)The dispensing operation is installed contiguous with a permanent food facility and is operated by the food facility.

(b)The beverages are dispensed from enclosed

equipment that precludes exposure of the beverages until they are dispensed at the nozzles. The dispensing equipment actuating lever or mechanism and filling device of consumer self-service beverage dispensing equipment shall be designed to prevent contact with the lip-contact surface of glasses or cups that are refilled.

(c)Ice and ice product are dispensed only from an ice product dispenser. Ice and ice product are not scooped or manually loaded into a dispenser out-of-doors.

(d)Single-use utensils are protected from contamination and are individually wrapped or dispensed from approved sanitary dispensers.

(e)The dispensing operations have overhead protection that fully extends over all equipment associated with the facility.

(f)During

nonoperating hours the dispensing operations are fully enclosed so as to be protected from contamination by vermin and exposure to the elements.

(g)The permitholder of the permanent food facility demonstrates to the enforcement agency that adequate methods are in place to properly clean and sanitize the beverage dispensing equipment.

(h)Beverage dispensing operations are in compliance with Section 113980 and have been approved by the enforcement agency.

(i)Beverage dispensing operations are under the constant and complete control of the person in charge of the permanent food facility who is operating the dispensing equipment.

§ 114067

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 469, Sec. 4. (AB 592) Effective January 1, 2026.

(a)Satellite food service is restricted to limited food preparation.

(b)Satellite food service shall only be operated by a fully enclosed permanent food facility that meets the requirements for food preparation and service and that is responsible for servicing the satellite food service operation.

(c)Before conducting satellite food service, the permitholder of the permanent food facility shall submit to the enforcement agency written standard operating procedures that include all of the following information:

(1)All food products that will be handled and

dispensed.

(2)The proposed procedures and methods of food preparation and handling.

(3)Procedures, methods, and schedules for cleaning utensils, equipment, structures, and for the disposal of refuse.

(4)How food will be transported to and from the permanent food facility and the satellite food service operation, and procedures to prevent contamination of foods.

(5)How potentially hazardous foods will be maintained in accordance with Section 113996.

(d)All food preparation shall be conducted within a food compartment or fully enclosed facility approved by the enforcement officer.

(e)Satellite food service areas shall have overhead protection that extends over all food handling areas.

(f)Satellite food service operations that handle nonprepackaged food shall be equipped with approved handwashing facilities and warewashing facilities that are either permanently plumbed or self-contained.

(g)Notwithstanding subdivision (f), the local enforcement agency may approve the use of alternative warewashing facilities.

(h)During nonoperating hours and periods of inclement weather, food, food contact surfaces, and utensils shall be stored within any of the following:

(1)A fully

enclosed satellite food service operation.

(2)Approved food compartments where food, food contact surfaces, and utensils are protected at all times from contamination, exposure to the elements, ingress of vermin, and temperature abuse.

(3)A fully enclosed permanent food facility.

(i)Satellite food service activities shall be conducted by and under the constant and complete control of the permitholder of the fully enclosed permanent food facility, or the duly contracted personnel of, or third-party providers to, the permitholder.

(j)For purposes of permitting and enforcement, the permitholder of the permanent food facility and the permitholder of the satellite food

service shall be the same.

(k)A permitted food facility within any local jurisdiction that is subject to retail food operation restrictions related to a COVID-19 public health response may prepare and serve food as a temporary satellite food service without obtaining a separate satellite food service permit or submitting written operating procedures pursuant to subdivision (c). The written operating procedures shall be maintained onsite for review, upon request, by the local jurisdiction.

§ 114069

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.

Only prepackaged nonpotentially hazardous food or uncut produce may be displayed or sold outdoors by a food facility if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(a)Outdoor displays have overhead protection that extends over all food items.

(b)Food items from the outdoor display are stored inside the fully enclosed food facility at all times other than during business hours.

(c)Outdoor displays comply with Section 113980 and have been approved by the enforcement agency.

(d)Outdoor displays are under the control of the permitholder of the fully enclosed food facility and are checked periodically on a regular basis.

§ 114073

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.

Bulk milk container dispensing tubes shall be cut on the diagonal leaving no more than one inch protruding from the chilled dispensing head.

§ 114074

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 96, Sec. 33. Effective July 20, 2007.

If tableware is preset, exposed, and unused, extra settings shall either be removed when a consumer is seated or cleaned and sanitized before further use.

§ 114075

Repealed and added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.

(a)Except for refilling a consumer’s drinking cup or container without contact between the pouring utensil and the lip-contact area of the drinking cup or container, food employees shall not use tableware, including single-use articles, soiled by the consumer, to provide second portions or refills.

(b)Except as specified in subdivision (d), self-service consumers shall not be allowed to use soiled tableware, including single-use articles, to

obtain additional food from the display and serving equipment.

(c)Consumers shall be notified that clean tableware is to be used when they return to self-service areas such as salad bars and buffets.

(d)Drinking cups and containers may be reused by self-service consumers if refilling of a consumer’s drinking cup is done without contact between the pouring utensil and the lip contact area of the cup or container.

(e)Personal take-out beverage containers, such as thermally insulated bottles, nonspill coffee cups, and promotional beverage glasses, may be refilled by employees or the consumer if refilling is a contamination-free process as specified in subdivision (a).

§ 114077

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.

Condiments shall be protected from contamination by being kept in dispensers that are designed to provide protection, protected food displays provided with the proper utensils, original containers designed for dispensing, or individual packages or portions.

§ 114079

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 285, Sec. 2. (SB 557) Effective January 1, 2018.

(a)Except as specified in subdivisions (b) and (c), after being served or sold and in the possession of a consumer, food that is unused or returned by the consumer shall not be offered as food for human consumption.

(b)A container of food that is not potentially hazardous may be transferred from one consumer to another if the food is dispensed so that it is protected from contamination and the container is closed between uses, such as a narrow-neck bottle containing catsup, steak sauce, or wine, or if the food, such as crackers, salt, or pepper, is in an unopened original package and is maintained in sound condition, and if the food is checked periodically on a regular basis.

(c)(1) A local educational agency may do both of the following to minimize waste and to reduce food insecurity:

(A) Provide sharing tables where food service staff, pupils, and faculty may return appropriate food items consistent with subparagraph

(B) and make those food items available to pupils during the course of a regular school meal time.

(B) Allow the food placed on the sharing tables that is not taken by a pupil during the course of a regular school meal time in accordance with subparagraph (A) to be donated to a food bank or any other nonprofit charitable organization.

(2)Donations of food

or food made available to pupils during the course of a regular school meal time pursuant to paragraph (1) may include prepackaged, nonpotentially hazardous food with the packaging still intact and in good condition, whole uncut

produce that complies with Section 113992 before donation, unopened bags of sliced fruit, unopened containers of milk that are immediately stored in a cooling bin maintained at 41 degrees Fahrenheit or below, and perishable prepackaged food if it is placed in a proper temperature-controlled environment.

(3)When a local educational agency, pursuant to paragraph (1), makes food available to pupils during the course of a regular school meal time or donates food to a food bank or any other nonprofit charitable organization for distribution, the preparation, safety, and donation of food shall be consistent with Section 113980.

(4)For purposes of this subdivision, “local educational agency” means a county office of education, school district, or charter school.

§ 114081

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.

(a)Single-use articles and cleaned and sanitized multiservice utensils shall be handled, displayed, and dispensed so that contamination of food and lip-contact surfaces is prevented.

(b)Knives, forks, and spoons that are not prewrapped shall be presented so that only the handles are touched by employees, and by consumers if consumer self-service is provided.

(c)Except as specified

under subdivision (b), single-use articles that are intended for food or lip-contact shall be furnished for consumer self-service with the original individual wrapper intact or from an approved dispenser.

(d)Single-use articles shall not be reused.

§ 114083

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.

Soiled tableware shall be removed from consumer eating and drinking areas and handled so that clean tableware, food, and food-contact surfaces are not contaminated.