PURPOSE: This rule prescribes requirements for food services in community residential facilities having fewer than four residents as required by section 630.710, RSMo.
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(1) The facility shall have a kitchen which has—
- (A) A cooking stove or range and a refrigerator all in proper operating condition. The temperature of the refrigerator shall be maintained at forty-five degrees Fahrenheit (45°F) or lower;
- (B) A kitchen sink in operating condition with hot and cold running water which drains into a public or private system in compliance with local and state regulations and the National Plumbing Code; and
- (C) Facilities and services for the sanitary disposal of food wastes and refuse, including facilities for temporary storage where necessary.
- (2) The facility kitchen shall meet the food service needs of its residents, to include having a sufficient supply of equipment to prepare meals satisfactorily and a sufficient number of dishes, glassware and flatware for use at each meal.
- (3) The facility shall maintain its utensils and equipment used for eating and drinking in good condition, free from chips and cracks and thoroughly cleaned after each use.
- (4) The facility shall provide food and drink free from spoilage and prepared safe for human consumption. Meat must have been inspected by a governmental inspection source. All repackaged, potentially hazardous food shall be labeled and dated.
AUTHORITY: sections 630.050 and 630.705, RSMo (1994).* Original rule filed Oct. 13, 1983, effective Jan. 15, 1984. Amended: Filed Jan. 2, 1990, effective June 11, 1990. Amended: Filed July 17, 1995, effective March 30, 1996.
*Original authority: 630.050, RSMo (1980), amended 1993, 1995 and 630.705, RSMo (1980), amended 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990.