All food and drinks must be of safe quality and stored, prepared, distributed, and served under sanitary and safe conditions, including:

1. (1) You must sanitize food service equipment, dishes, and utensils after each use;
2. (2) If your child-care home lacks adequate facilities for sanitizing dishes and utensils, you must use only disposable, single-use items;
3. (3) You must wash re-useable napkins, bibs, and tablecloths after each use;
4. (4) You must discard single-service napkins, bibs, dishes, and utensils after use;
5. (5) You must serve children's food on plates, napkins, or other sanitary holders, such as a high chair tray, and you must not place food on a bare table or eating surface, which includes the floor;
6. (6) You must not serve foods that present a risk of choking for infants and toddlers;
7. (7) You must cover all food stored in the refrigerator; and
8. (8) You must not store poisonous or toxic materials and cleaning supplies with food.

Source Note:The provisions of this §747.3117 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1906; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909.