Bill Text: CA AB1252 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Retail food safety.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-04 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 556, Statutes of 2013. [AB1252 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB1252-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Retail food safety.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-3)
Status: (Passed) 2013-10-04 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 556, Statutes of 2013. [AB1252 Detail]
Download: California-2013-AB1252-Enrolled.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 1252 ENROLLED
BILL TEXT
PASSED THE SENATE SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 20, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 2, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 19, 2013
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 10, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Committee on Health (Pan (Chair), Logue (Vice Chair),
Ammiano, Chesbro, Gomez, Lowenthal, Mitchell, Nazarian, Nestande,
Wieckowski, and Wilk)
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
An act to amend Sections 113758, 113818, 113903, 113949.2,
113953.3, 113973, 114047, 114099.7, 114268, 114271, 114294, 114295,
114299, 114325, 114332.2, 114335, 114351, 114365, and 114365.2 of, to
add Sections 113806, 113807, and 113975 to, and to repeal and add
Section 113961 of, the Health and Safety Code, relating to food
safety.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1252, Committee on Health. Retail food safety.
(1) Existing law, the California Retail Food Code, reestablishes
uniform health and sanitation standards for retail food facilities,
including mobile food facilities and temporary food facilities, by
the State Department of Public Health. Existing law provides that
local health agencies are primarily responsible for enforcing these
provisions. A person who violates any provision of the code is guilty
of a misdemeanor, except as otherwise provided.
(2) The code requires a cottage food operation, as defined, to
meet specified requirements relating to training, sanitation,
preparation, labeling, and permissible types of sales. Existing law
requires a "Class A" cottage food operation to register with the
local enforcement agency in accordance with specified provisions.
Existing law defines a "direct sale" with respect to cottage food
operations as a transaction between a cottage food operation operator
and a consumer, as specified.
This bill would redefine a "direct sale" for these purposes as a
transaction within the state between a cottage food operation
operator and a consumer, as specified. The bill would require a
"Class A" cottage food operation to renew its registration annually.
The bill would require a cottage food operator to retain a
registration or permit or an accurate copy thereof onsite at the time
of either direct or indirect cottage food sale.
The bill would also make other related changes with respect to
cottage food operations.
(3) The code requires that all employees of food facilities
thoroughly wash their hands before engaging in food preparation and
before donning gloves for working with food. The code requires that
employees wear gloves when contacting food and food-contact surfaces
under certain conditions, including when they have cuts, sores, or
rashes. The code also requires owners of food facilities and others,
as specified, to require food employees to report to the person in
charge if a food employee has a lesion or wound that is open or
draining, as specified, unless the lesion is covered or protected.
This bill would, among other things, revise the code to require
handwashing when changing gloves, except as specified, and that
employees wear single-use gloves, as specified, when contacting food
and food-contact surfaces under the conditions described above. The
bill would prohibit an employee who has a wound, as specified, that
is open and draining from handling food, unless the wound is covered,
as specified. The bill would make conforming changes to the
reporting requirement described above.
This bill would require food employees to wash their hands in
accordance with specified provisions, and would prohibit food
employees from contacting exposed, ready-to-eat food with their bare
hands, except under specified circumstances.
(4) The code requires that a mobile food facility have a water
heater with a minimum capacity of 3 gallons, except as specified.
This bill would increase the required minimum amount of capacity
for a water heater on a mobile food facility to 4 gallons, or, if the
facility only utilizes the water for handwashing purposes, require
only 1/2 gallon, except as specified. The bill would make other
changes relating to mobile food facilities.
(5) The code requires that handwashing and utensil washing
facilities approved by the enforcement officer be provided within
nonprofit charitable temporary food facilities, except where food and
beverage is prepackaged.
This bill would authorize the local enforcement agency to allow a
nonprofit charitable temporary food facility to provide an adequate
supply of utensils and spare utensils when they have been properly
washed and sanitized at an approved facility, under specified
circumstances.
(6) The code authorizes a warewashing sink to be shared by no more
than 4 temporary food facilities that handle nonprepackaged food if
the sink is centrally located and is adjacent to the sharing
facilities.
This bill would authorize the local enforcement agency to
authorize up to 8 temporary food facilities to share a warewashing
sink under specified circumstances, and would authorize the local
enforcement agency to instead allow a temporary food facility to
provide an adequate supply of utensils and spare utensils when they
have been properly washed and sanitized at an approved facility,
under specified circumstances.
(7) The code requires a food facility to prevent the entrance and
harborage of animals and prohibits a food employee from caring for or
handling animals that may be present. The code permits a food
employee with a service animal to handle or care for the service
animal if the employee washes his or her hands as required. The code
defines a service animal to mean a guide dog, signal dog, or other
animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual
with a disability.
This bill would revise the definition of a "service animal" for
purposes of the code to mean a dog that is individually trained to do
work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a
disability. The definition would specifically exclude other species
of animals, as specified.
The bill would also define "highly susceptible population" and
"hot dog" for purposes of the code and would make a clarifying change
to the definition of "limited food preparation."
(8) By revising the standards that must be enforced by local
health agencies and by expanding the scope of existing crimes, the
bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
(9) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no
reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that,
if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains
costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall
be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 113758 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
113758. (a) "Cottage food operation" means an enterprise that has
not more than the amount in gross annual sales that is specified in
this subdivision, is operated by a cottage food operator, and has not
more than one full-time equivalent cottage food employee, not
including a family member or household member of the cottage food
operator, within the registered or permitted area of a private home
where the cottage food operator resides and where cottage food
products are prepared or packaged for direct, indirect, or direct and
indirect sale to consumers pursuant to this part. In 2013, the
enterprise shall not have more than thirty-five thousand dollar
($35,000) in gross annual sales in the calendar year. In 2014, the
enterprise shall not have more than forty-five thousand dollars
($45,000) in gross annual sales in the calendar year. Commencing in
2015, and each subsequent year thereafter, the enterprise shall not
have more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in gross annual sales
in the calendar year. A cottage food operation includes both of the
following:
(1) A "Class A" cottage food operation, which is a cottage food
operation that may engage only in direct sales of cottage food
products from the cottage food operation or other direct sales venues
described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b).
(2) A "Class B" cottage food operation, which is a cottage food
operation that may engage in both direct sales and indirect sales of
cottage food products from the cottage food operation, from direct
sales venues described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b), from
offsite events, or from a third-party retail food facility described
in paragraph (5) of subdivision (b).
(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall
apply:
(1) "Cottage food employee" means an individual, paid or
volunteer, who is involved in the preparation, packaging, handling,
and storage of a cottage food product, or otherwise works for the
cottage food operation. An employee does not include an immediate
family member or household member of the cottage food operator.
(2) "Cottage food operator" means an individual who operates a
cottage food operation in his or her private home and is the owner of
the cottage food operation.
(3) "Cottage food products" means nonpotentially hazardous foods,
including foods that are described in Section 114365.5 and that are
prepared for sale in the kitchen of a cottage food operation.
(4) "Direct sale" means a transaction within the state between a
cottage food operation operator and a consumer, where the consumer
purchases the cottage food product directly from the cottage food
operation. Direct sales include, but are not limited to, transactions
at holiday bazaars or other temporary events, such as bake sales or
food swaps, transactions at farm stands, certified farmers' markets,
or through community-supported agriculture subscriptions, and
transactions occurring in person in the cottage food operation.
(5) "Indirect sale" means an interaction between a cottage food
operation, a third-party retailer, and a consumer, where the consumer
purchases cottage food products made by the cottage food operation
from a third-party retailer that holds a valid permit issued pursuant
to Section 114381. Indirect sales include, but are not limited to,
sales made to retail shops or to retail food facilities where food
may be immediately consumed on the premises.
(6) "Private home" means a dwelling, including an apartment or
other leased space, where individuals reside.
(7) "Registered or permitted area" means the portion of a private
home that contains the private home's kitchen used for the
preparation, packaging, storage, or handling of cottage food products
and related ingredients or equipment, or both, and attached rooms
within the home that are used exclusively for storage.
SEC. 2. Section 113806 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to
read:
113806. "Highly susceptible population" means a group of persons
who are more likely than other people in the general population to
experience foodborne disease because both of the following conditions
exist:
(a) The group is comprised of immunocompromised persons, preschool
age children, or older adults.
(b) The group obtains food at a facility, including, but not
limited to, a kidney dialysis center, hospital, nursing home, or
senior center, that provides services, such as custodial care, health
care, assisted living, or socialization services.
SEC. 3. Section 113807 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to
read:
113807. "Hot dog" means a whole, cured, cooked sausage that is
skinless or stuffed in a casing, that may be known as a frankfurter,
frank, furter, wiener, red hot, vienna, bologna, garlic bologna, or
knockwurst, and that may be served in a bun or roll.
SEC. 4. Section 113818 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to
read:
113818. (a) "Limited food preparation" means food preparation
that is restricted to one or more of the following:
(1) Heating, frying, baking, roasting, popping, shaving of ice,
blending, steaming or boiling of hot dogs, or assembly of
nonprepackaged food.
(2) Dispensing and portioning of nonpotentially hazardous food.
(3) Holding, portioning, and dispensing of any foods that are
prepared for satellite food service by the onsite permanent food
facility or prepackaged by another approved source.
(4) Slicing and chopping of food on a heated cooking surface
during the cooking process.
(5) Cooking and seasoning to order.
(6) Preparing beverages that are for immediate service, in
response to an individual consumer order, that do not contain frozen
milk products.
(b) "Limited food preparation" does not include any of the
following:
(1) Slicing and chopping unless it is on the heated cooking
surface.
(2) Thawing.
(3) Cooling of cooked, potentially hazardous food.
(4) Grinding raw ingredients or potentially hazardous food.
(5) Reheating of potentially hazardous foods for hot holding,
except for steamed or boiled hot dogs and tamales in the original,
inedible wrapper.
(6) Except as authorized in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a), hot
holding of nonprepackaged, potentially hazardous food, except for
roasting corn on the cob, steamed or boiled hot dogs, and tamales in
the original, inedible wrapper.
(7) Washing of foods.
(8) Cooking of potentially hazardous foods for later use.
SEC. 5. Section 113903 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to
read:
113903. (a) "Service animal" means any dog that is individually
trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual
with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric,
intellectual, or other mental disability, or that is in training to
do that work or perform those tasks. "Service animal" does not
include any other species of animals, whether wild or domestic,
trained or untrained.
(b) The work or tasks performed by a service animal shall include
assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with
navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard
of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, providing nonviolent
protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an
individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence of
allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone,
providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability
to individuals with mobility disabilities, or helping persons with
psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or
interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors. The crime deterrent
effects of an animal's presence and the provision of emotional
support, well-being, comfort, or companionship do not constitute work
or tasks for the purposes of this subdivision.
SEC. 6. Section 113949.2 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
113949.2. The owner who has a food safety certificate issued
pursuant to Section 113947.1 or the food employee who has this food
safety certificate shall instruct all food employees regarding the
relationship between personal hygiene and food safety, including the
association of hand contact, personal habits and behaviors, and food
employee health to foodborne illness. The owner or food safety
certified employee shall require food employees to report the
following to the person in charge:
(a) If a food employee is diagnosed with an illness due to one of
the following:
(1) Salmonella typhi.
(2) Salmonella spp.
(3) Shigella spp.
(4) Entamoeba histolytica.
(5) Enterohemorrhagic or shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli.
(6) Hepatitis A virus.
(7) Norovirus.
(b) If a food employee has a wound that is one of the following:
(1) On the hands or wrists, unless an impermeable cover such as a
finger cot or stall protects the wound and a single-use glove is worn
over the impermeable cover.
(2) On exposed portions of the arms, unless the wound is protected
by an impermeable cover.
(3) On other parts of the body, unless the wound is covered by a
dry, durable, tight-fitting bandage.
SEC. 7. Section 113953.3 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
113953.3. (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), all
employees shall thoroughly wash their hands and that portion, if any,
of their arms exposed to direct food contact with cleanser and warm
water by vigorously rubbing together the surfaces of their lathered
hands and arms for at least 10 to 15 seconds and thoroughly rinsing
with clean running water followed by drying of cleaned hands and that
portion, if any, of their arms exposed. Employees shall pay
particular attention to the areas underneath the fingernails and
between the fingers. Employees shall wash their hands in all of the
following instances:
(1) Immediately before engaging in food preparation, including
working with nonprepackaged food, clean equipment and utensils, and
unwrapped single-use food containers and utensils.
(2) After touching bare human body parts other than clean hands
and clean, exposed portions of arms.
(3) After using the toilet room.
(4) After caring for or handling any animal allowed in a food
facility pursuant to this part.
(5) After coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable
tissue, using tobacco, eating, or drinking.
(6) After handling soiled equipment or utensils.
(7) During food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil
and contamination and to prevent cross-contamination when changing
tasks.
(8) When switching between working with raw food and working with
ready-to-eat food.
(9) Before initially donning gloves for working with food.
(10) Before dispensing or serving food or handling clean tableware
and serving utensils in the food service area.
(11) After engaging in other activities that contaminate the
hands.
(b) If approved and capable of removing the types of soils
encountered in the food operations involved, an automatic handwashing
facility may be used by food employees to clean their hands.
SEC. 8. Section 113961 of the Health and Safety Code is repealed.
SEC. 9. Section 113961 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to
read:
113961. (a) Food employees shall wash their hands in accordance
with the provisions established in Section 113953.3.
(b) Except when washing fruits and vegetables, as specified in
Section 113992 or as specified in subdivisions (e) and (f), food
employees shall not contact exposed, ready-to-eat food with their
bare hands and shall use suitable utensils such as deli tissue,
spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment.
(c) Food employees shall minimize bare hand and arm contact with
exposed food that is not in a ready-to-eat form.
(d) Food that has been served to a consumer and then wrapped or
packaged at the direction of the consumer, such as food placed in a
take-home container, shall be handled only with utensils. These
utensils shall be properly sanitized before reuse.
(e) Subdivision (b) does not apply to a food employee who contacts
exposed, ready-to-eat food with bare hands at the time the
ready-to-eat food is being added as an ingredient to a food that
meets either of the following:
(1) Food that contains a raw animal food and is to be cooked in
the food establishment to heat all parts of the food to the minimum
temperatures specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 114004
or in Section 114008.
(2) Food that does not contain a raw animal food but is to be
cooked in the food establishment to heat all parts of the food to a
temperature of at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
(f) Food employees not serving a highly susceptible population may
contact exposed, ready-to-eat food with their bare hands if all of
the following occur:
(1) The permitholder obtains prior approval from the regulatory
authority.
(2) Written procedures are maintained in the food facility and
made available to the regulatory authority upon request, that include
all of the following:
(A) For each bare hand contact procedure, a listing of the
specific ready-to-eat foods that are touched by bare hands.
(B) Diagrams and other information showing that handwashing
facilities that are installed, located, and maintained in accordance
with Sections 113953, 113953.1, and 113953.2, are in an easily
accessible location and in close proximity to the work station where
the bare hand contact procedure is conducted.
(3) A written employee health policy that details the manner in
which the food facility complies with Sections 113949, 113949.1,
113949.2, 113949.3, 113949.4, 113949.5, 113950, and 113950.5,
including all of the following:
(A) Documentation that food employees acknowledge that they are
informed to report information about their health and activities as
they relate to gastrointestinal symptoms and diseases that are
transmittable through food as specified in Section 113949.1.
(B) Documentation that food employees acknowledge their
responsibilities as specified in Section 113949.4.
(C) Documentation that the person in charge acknowledges the
responsibilities specified in Section 113949.5, subdivision (b) of
Section 113950, and Section 113950.5.
(4) Documentation that food employees acknowledge that they have
received training in all of the following:
(A) The risks of contacting the specific ready-to-eat foods with
bare hands.
(B) Proper handwashing techniques and requirements, pursuant to
subdivision (a) of Section 113953.3.
(C) Where to wash their hands, as specified in Section 113953.1.
(D) Proper fingernail maintenance, as specified in Section 113968.
(E) Prohibition of jewelry, as specified in subdivision (a) of
Section 113973.
(F) Good hygienic practices, as specified in Sections 113974 and
113977.
(5) Documentation that hands are washed before food preparation
and as necessary to prevent cross-contamination by food employees, as
specified in Sections 113952, 113953.1, and 113953.3 during all
hours of operation when the specific ready-to-eat foods are prepared.
(6) Documentation that food employees contacting ready-to-eat
foods with bare hands use two or more of the following control
measures to provide additional safeguards to hazards associated with
bare hand contact:
(A) Double handwashing.
(B) Nail brushes.
(C) A hand antiseptic after handwashing, as specified in Section
113953.4.
(D) Incentive programs such as paid sick leave that assist or
encourage food employees not to report to work if they are ill.
(E) Other control measures approved by the regulatory authority.
(7) Documentation that corrective action is taken when the
requirements specified in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, are not
followed.
SEC. 10. Section 113973 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
113973. (a) Single-use gloves shall be worn when contacting food
and food-contact surfaces if the employee has any cuts, sores,
rashes, artificial nails, nail polish, rings (other than a plain
ring, such as a wedding band), uncleanable orthopedic support
devices, or fingernails that are not clean, smooth, or neatly
trimmed.
(b) Whenever gloves are worn, they shall be changed, replaced, or
washed as often as handwashing is required by this part. Single-use
gloves shall not be washed.
(c) If used, single-use gloves shall be used for only one task,
such as working with ready-to-eat food or with raw food of animal
origin, used for no other purpose, and shall be discarded when
damaged or soiled, or when interruptions in the food handling occur.
(d) Except as specified in subdivision (e), slash-resistant gloves
that are used to protect the hands during operations requiring
cutting shall be used only with food that is subsequently cooked as
specified in Section 114004, such as frozen food or a primal cut of
meat.
(e) Slash-resistant gloves may be used with ready-to-eat food that
will not be subsequently cooked if the slash-resistant gloves have a
smooth, durable, and nonabsorbent outer surface or if the
slash-resistant gloves are covered with a smooth, durable,
nonabsorbent glove, or a single-use glove.
(f) Cloth gloves may not be used in direct contact with food
unless the food is subsequently cooked.
SEC. 11. Section 113975 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to
read:
113975. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), an employee
who has a wound that is open or draining shall not handle food.
(b) A food employee who has a wound is restricted from food
handling unless the food employee complies with all of the following:
(1) If the wound is located on the hand or wrist, an impermeable
cover, such as a finger cot or stall, shall protect the wound. A
single-use glove shall be worn over the impermeable cover.
(2) If the wound is located on exposed portions of the arms, an
impermeable cover shall protect the wound.
(3) If the wound is located on other parts of the body, a dry,
durable, tight-fitting bandage shall cover the wound.
(4) For purposes of this section, a wound also includes a cut,
sore, rash, or lesion.
SEC. 12. Section 114047 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
114047. (a) Adequate and suitable space shall be provided for the
storage of food.
(b) Except as specified in subdivisions (c), (d), and (e), food
shall be protected from contamination by storing the food in a clean,
dry location, where it is not exposed to splash, dust, vermin, or
other forms of contamination or adulteration, and at least six inches
above the floor.
(c) Food in packages and working containers may be stored less
than six inches above the floor on case lot handling equipment as
specified under Section 114165.
(d) Pressurized beverage containers, cased food in waterproof
containers such as bottles or cans, and milk containers in plastic
crates may be stored on a floor that is clean and not exposed to
moisture.
(e) Temporary alternate food storage methods and locations may be
approved by the local enforcement agency.
SEC. 13. Section 114099.7 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
114099.7. Mechanical sanitization shall be accomplished in the
final sanitizing rinse by one of the following:
(a) By being cycled through equipment that is used in accordance
with the manufacturer's specifications and achieving a utensil
surface temperature of 160 F as measured by an irreversible
registering temperature indicator.
(b) The mechanical application of sanitizing chemicals by pressure
spraying methods using one of the following solutions:
(1) Contact with a solution of 50 ppm available chlorine for at
least 30 seconds.
(2) Contact with a solution of 25 ppm available iodine for at
least one minute.
(3) Contact with any chemical sanitizer that meets the
requirements of Section 180.940 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations when used in accordance with the following:
(A) The sanitizer manufacturer's use directions as specified on
the product label.
(B) The machine manufacturer's specifications as provided in the
manufacturer's operating instructions.
(c) After being cleaned and sanitized, equipment and utensils
shall not be rinsed before air drying or use unless:
(1) The rinse is applied directly from a potable water supply by a
warewashing machine that meets the requirements of subdivision (b)
of Section 114130 and is maintained and operated in accordance with
the manufacturer's specifications.
(2) The rinse is applied only after the equipment and utensils
have been sanitized by the application of hot water or by the
application of a chemical sanitizer solution whose United States
Environmental Protection Agency-registered, label use instructions
require rinsing off the sanitizer after it is applied in an approved
commercial warewashing machine.
SEC. 14. Section 114268 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
114268. (a) Except in sales areas and as otherwise specified in
subdivision (d), the floor surfaces in all areas in which food is
prepared, prepackaged, or stored, where any utensil is washed, where
refuse or garbage is stored, where janitorial facilities are located
in all toilet and handwashing areas, except with respect to areas
relating to guestroom accommodations and the private accommodations
of owners and operators in restricted food service facilities, shall
be smooth and of durable construction and nonabsorbent material that
is easily cleanable.
(b) Floor surfaces shall be coved at the juncture of the floor and
wall with a 3/8 inch minimum radius coving and shall extend up the
wall at least 4 inches, except in areas where food is stored only in
unopened bottles, cans, cartons, sacks, or other original shipping
containers.
(c) Public or private schools constructed or remodeled after the
effective date of this part shall comply with subdivision (b). Public
and private schools constructed before the effective date of this
part need not comply with subdivision (b), provided that the existing
floor surfaces are maintained in good repair and in a sanitary
condition.
(d) Except for dining and serving areas, the use of sawdust, wood
shavings, peanut hulls, or similar materials is prohibited.
(e) This section shall not prohibit the use of approved
dust-arresting floor sweeping and cleaning compounds during floor
cleaning operations or the use of antislip floor finishes or
materials in areas where necessary for safety reasons.
SEC. 15. Section 114271 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
114271. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the walls and
ceilings of all rooms shall be of a durable, smooth, nonabsorbent,
and easily cleanable surface.
(b) This section shall not apply to any of the following areas:
(1) Walls and ceilings of bar areas in which alcoholic beverages
are sold or served directly to the consumers, except wall areas
adjacent to bar sinks and areas where food is prepared.
(2) Areas where food is stored only in unopened bottles, cans,
cartons, sacks, or other original shipping containers.
(3) Dining and sales areas.
(4) Offices.
(5) Restrooms that are used exclusively by the consumers, except
that the walls and ceilings in the restrooms shall be of a
nonabsorbent and washable surface.
(6) Dressing rooms, dressing areas, or locker areas.
(c) Acoustical paneling may be utilized if it is installed not
less than six feet above the floor. The paneling shall meet the other
requirements of this section.
(d) Conduits of all types shall be installed within walls as
practicable. When otherwise installed, they shall be mounted or
enclosed so as to facilitate cleaning.
(e) Attachments to walls and ceilings, such as light fixtures,
mechanical room ventilation system components, vent covers, wall
mounted fans, decorative items, and other attachments, shall be
easily cleanable.
SEC. 16. Section 114294 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
114294. (a) All mobile food facilities and mobile support units
shall meet the applicable requirements in Chapter 1 (commencing with
Section 113700) to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114250),
inclusive, Chapter 12.6 (commencing with Section 114377), and Chapter
13 (commencing with Section 114380), unless specifically exempted
from any of these provisions as provided in this chapter.
(b) The enforcement agency shall initially approve all mobile food
facilities and mobile support units as complying with the provisions
of this chapter and may require reapproval if deemed necessary.
(c) Each mobile food facility that is either a special purpose
commercial modular and coach as defined by Section 18012.5 or a
commercial modular coach as defined by Section 18001.8 shall be
certified by the Department of Housing and Community Development,
consistent with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18025) of Part 2
of Division 13, and regulations promulgated pursuant to that chapter.
In addition, the enforcement agency shall approve all equipment
installation prior to operation.
SEC. 17. Section 114295 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
114295. (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), all mobile
food facilities shall operate in conjunction with a commissary,
mobile support unit, or other facility approved by the enforcement
agency.
(b) This section does not apply to mobile food facilities that
operate at community events as defined in Section 113755 and that
remain in a fixed position during food preparation and its hours of
operation, if potable water and liquid waste disposal facilities are
available to mobile food facilities requiring potable water.
(c) Mobile food facilities shall be stored at or within a
commissary or other location approved by the enforcement agency in
order to have protection from unsanitary conditions.
(d) Mobile support units shall be operated from and stored at a
designated commissary and shall be subject to permitting and plan
review.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, a mobile
food facility that is engaged in food preparation, other than
limited food preparation, as defined in Section 113818, shall not
operate in conjunction with a mobile support unit.
SEC. 18. Section 114299 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
114299. (a) Except as specified in subdivision (c), the business
name or name of the operator, city, state, ZIP Code, and name of the
permittee, if different from the name of the food facility, shall be
legible, clearly visible to consumers, and permanently affixed on the
consumer side of the
mobile food facility and on a mobile support unit.
(b) The business name shall be in letters at least 3 inches high.
Letters and numbers for the city, state, and ZIP Code shall not be
less than one inch high. The color of each letter and number shall
contrast with its background.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), motorized mobile food
facilities and mobile support units shall have the required
identification on two sides.
SEC. 19. Section 114325 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
114325. (a) Except on a mobile food facility that only utilizes
the water for handwashing purposes, a water heater or an
instantaneous heater capable of heating water to a minimum of 120 F,
interconnected with a potable water supply, shall be provided and
shall operate independently of the vehicle engine. On a mobile food
facility that only utilizes the water for handwashing purposes, a
minimum one-half gallon-capacity water heater or an instantaneous
water heater capable of heating water to a minimum of 100 F,
interconnected with a potable water supply, shall be provided and
shall operate independently of the vehicle engine.
(b) A water heater with a minimum capacity of four gallons shall
be provided for mobile food facilities that have a warewashing sink.
(c) A mobile food facility equipped with a three-gallon-capacity
water heater that is in compliance with this section on January 1,
2014, is in compliance with this section after that date.
SEC. 20. Section 114332.2 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
114332.2. (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.
SEC. 21. Section 114335 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
114335. (a) Temporary food facilities that operate at a swap meet
are limited to only prepackaged nonpotentially hazardous food and
whole uncut produce, and shall meet the applicable requirements in
Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 113700) to Chapter 8 (commencing
with Section 114250), inclusive, Chapter 12.6 (commencing with
Section 114377), and Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 114380),
unless specifically exempted from any of these provisions.
(b) Temporary food facilities that operate at a community event
shall meet the applicable requirements in Chapter 1 (commencing with
Section 113700) to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 114250),
inclusive, Chapter 12.6 (commencing with Section 114377), and Chapter
13 (commencing with Section 114380), unless specifically exempted
from any of these provisions.
(c) Food facility requirements shall be determined by the
enforcement agency based on the food service activity to be
conducted, the type of food that is to be prepared or served, the
length of the event, and the extent of food preparation that is to be
conducted at a community event within a temporary food facility.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the enforcement agency may
allow temporary food facilities at a swap meet, depending on the food
service activity to be conducted, the type of food that is to be
prepared or served, the duration of the swap meet, and the extent of
food preparation that is to be conducted at the swap meet.
SEC. 22. Section 114351 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
114351. (a) Notwithstanding Section 114095, a warewashing sink
may be shared by no more than four temporary food facilities that
handle nonprepackaged food if the sink is centrally located and is
adjacent to the sharing facilities.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), based on the number and types
of utensils used, the local enforcement agency may allow up to eight
temporary food facilities to share a warewashing sink when easily
accessible and located within 100 feet of each temporary food
facility.
(c) Based on local environmental conditions, location, and similar
factors, the local enforcement agency may, in lieu of a warewashing
sink, allow a 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.
SEC. 23. Section 114365 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
114365. (a) (1) (A) A "Class A" cottage food operation shall not
be open for business unless it is registered with the local
enforcement agency and has submitted a completed, self-certification
checklist approved by the local enforcement agency. The
self-certification checklist shall verify that the cottage food
operation conforms to this chapter, including the following
requirements:
(i) No cottage food preparation, packaging, or handling may occur
in the home kitchen concurrent with any other domestic activities,
such as family meal preparation, dishwashing, clothes washing or
ironing, kitchen cleaning, or guest entertainment.
(ii) No infants, small children, or pets may be in the home
kitchen during the preparation, packaging, or handling of any cottage
food products.
(iii) Kitchen equipment and utensils used to produce cottage food
products shall be clean and maintained in a good state of repair.
(iv) All food contact surfaces, equipment, and utensils used for
the preparation, packaging, or handling of any cottage food products
shall be washed, rinsed, and sanitized before each use.
(v) All food preparation and food and equipment storage areas
shall be maintained free of rodents and insects.
(vi) Smoking shall be prohibited in the portion of a private home
used for the preparation, packaging, storage, or handling of cottage
food products and related ingredients or equipment, or both, while
cottage food products are being prepared, packaged, stored, or
handled.
(B) (i) The department shall post the requirements described in
subparagraph (A) on its Internet Web site.
(ii) The local enforcement agency shall issue a registration
number to a "Class A" cottage food operation that meets the
requirements of subparagraph (A).
(C) (i) Except as provided in (ii), a "Class A" cottage food
operation shall not be subject to initial or routine inspections.
(ii) For purposes of determining compliance with this chapter, a
representative of a local enforcement agency may access, for
inspection purposes, the registered area of a private home where a
cottage food operation is located only if the representative has, on
the basis of a consumer complaint, reason to suspect that adultered
or otherwise unsafe food has been produced by the cottage food
operation or that the cottage food operation has violated this
chapter.
(iii) Access under this subparagraph is limited to the registered
area and solely for the purpose of enforcing or administering this
chapter.
(iv) A local enforcement agency may seek recovery from a "Class A"
cottage food operation of an amount that does not exceed the local
enforcement agency's reasonable costs of inspecting the "Class A"
cottage food operation for compliance with this chapter, if the
"Class A" cottage food operation is found to be in violation of this
chapter.
(2) (A) A "Class B" cottage food operation shall not be open for
business unless it obtains a permit from the local enforcement agency
in a manner approved by the local enforcement agency to engage in
the direct and indirect sale of cottage food products.
(B) (i) A "Class B" cottage food operation shall comply with the
requirements described in clauses (i) to (vi), inclusive, of
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) in addition to the other
requirements of this chapter.
(ii) The local enforcement agency shall issue a permit number
after an initial inspection has determined that the proposed "Class B"
cottage food operation and its method of operation conform to this
chapter.
(C) Except as provided in this subparagraph, a "Class B" cottage
food operation shall not be subject to more than one inspection per
year by the local enforcement agency.
(D) A "Class A" cottage food operation shall renew its
registration annually.
(i) For purposes of determining compliance with this chapter, a
representative of a local enforcement agency, for inspection
purposes, may access the permitted area of a private home where a
cottage food operation is located only if the representative has, on
the basis of a consumer complaint, reason to suspect that adulterated
or otherwise unsafe food has been produced by the cottage food
operation, or that the cottage food operation has violated this
chapter.
(ii) Access under this subparagraph is limited to the permitted
area and solely for the purpose of enforcing or administering this
chapter.
(E) (i) A "Class B" cottage food operation shall be authorized to
engage in the indirect sales of cottage food products within the
county in which the "Class B" cottage food operation is permitted.
(ii) A county may agree to allow a "Class B" cottage food
operation permitted in another county to engage in the indirect sales
of cottage food products in the county.
(b) (1) A registration or permit, once issued, is nontransferable.
A registration or permit shall be valid only for the person,
location, type of food sales, and distribution activity specified by
that registration or permit, and, unless suspended or revoked for
cause, for the time period indicated.
(2) The registration or permit or an accurate copy thereof shall
be retained by the operator onsite at the time of either direct or
indirect cottage food sale.
SEC. 24. Section 114365.2 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
114365.2. A cottage food operation that is registered or has a
permit issued pursuant to Section 114365 shall be considered a
restricted food service facility for purposes of, and subject to,
Sections 113953.3, 114259.5, 114285, and 114286. A cottage food
operation that is registered or has a permit also shall be subject to
Sections 113967, 113973, 113980, 114259.5, 114405, 114407, 114409,
114411, and 114413, and to all of the following requirements:
(a) A person with a contagious illness shall refrain from work in
the registered or permitted area of the cottage food operation.
(b) A person involved in the preparation or packaging of cottage
food products shall keep his or her hands and exposed portions of his
or her arms clean and shall wash his or her hands before any food
preparation or packaging activity in a cottage food operation.
(c) Water used during the preparation of cottage food products
shall meet the potable drinking water standards described in Section
113869, or in accordance with the local regulatory authority. A
cottage food operation shall not be required to have an indirect
sewer connection. Water used during the preparation of cottage food
products includes all of the following:
(1) The washing, sanitizing, and drying of any equipment used in
the preparation of a cottage food product.
(2) The washing, sanitizing, and drying of hands and arms.
(3) Water used as an ingredient.
(d) A person who prepares or packages cottage food products shall
complete a food processor course approved by the department and
posted on the department's Internet Web site to protect the public
health within three months of becoming registered and every three
years during operation. The course shall not exceed four hours in
length. The department shall work with the local enforcement agency
to ensure that cottage food operators are properly notified of the
location, date, and time of the classes offered.
(e) A cottage food operation shall properly label all cottage food
products in compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(21 U.S.C. Sec. 343 et seq.). Additionally, to the extent permitted
by federal law, the label shall include, but is not limited to, all
of the following:
(1) The words "Made in a Home Kitchen" or "Repackaged in a Home
Kitchen," as applicable, with a description of any purchased whole
ready-to-eat product not used as an ingredient in 12-point type on
the cottage food product's primary display panel.
(2) The name commonly used for the food product or an adequately
descriptive name.
(3) The name of the cottage food operation which produced the
cottage food product.
(4) The registration or permit number of the "Class A" or "Class B"
cottage food operation, respectively, which produced the cottage
food product and the name of the county of the local enforcement
agency that issued the permit or registration number.
(5) The ingredients of the cottage food product, in descending
order of predominance by weight, if the product contains two or more
ingredients.
SEC. 25. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution for
certain costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district because, in that regard, this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.
However, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that this
act contains other costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of
Title 2 of the Government Code.
