18 AAC 31.240. Display and service

(a) The operator of a food establishment shall ensure that seafood shells used as serving or display containers are not used more than once.

(b) The operator of a food service or market shall ensure that

(1) after food has been served or sold to a consumer, leftover food is not re-served or resold unless it is nonpotentially hazardous food in an unopened package.

(2) potentially hazardous food is displayed and served at the internal temperature required by 18 AAC 31.230;

(3) cream, half-and-half, dairy, and nondairy creaming or whitening agents are served in individual packages or covered pitchers, or are drawn directly from a refrigerated dispenser;

(4) condiments and seasonings for self-service use are served in individual packages or dispensers with lids;

(5) food is protected from consumer contamination during display by wrapping, by use of a display case, or by use of a sneeze guard or shield that intercepts the direct line between the consumer's mouth and the food on display;

(6) ice is served to consumers only with a scoop or other utensil dedicated to ice dispensing, or with automatic, self-service equipment;

(7) dispensing utensils for self-service of nonpotentially hazardous food are stored between uses in the food, with the handle extended out of the food, or on a clean surface;

(8) dispensing utensils for potentially hazardous food are stored between uses

(A) in the food with the handle extended out of the food;

(B) clean and dry;

(D) in potable water at a temperature of 140УИ F or above;

(9) liquid heat is not used for hot-holding, except when

(A) displaying food at a banquet or similar event for a limited time; and

(B) the units can effectively hold the food at a temperature of 140УИ F or above; and

(10) soiled tableware is not re-used by self-service consumers who return to the service area for more food or beverage, except that cups and glasses may be reused if refilling is by an automatic dispensing device designed to prevent contact between the device and the lip-contact surface of the cup or glass.

History: Eff. 5/18/97, Register 142; readopt 12/19/99, Register 152

Authority: AS 17.20.005

Editor's note: Effective 12/19/99, Register 152, the Department of Environmental Conservation readopted 18 AAC 31.240, without change, to affirm the validity of that section following statutory amendments made in ch. 72, SLA 1998. Chapter 72, SLA 1998 relocated department authority to adopt regulations in 18 AAC 31 from AS 03.05 to AS 17.20.

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