Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8301

Current through Vol. 24-21, December 1, 2024

Section R. 400.8301 - Definitions

Rule 301. As used in this part:

(a) "Bulk foods" means larger quantities of food that are used over time, such as flour, sugar, noodles, and rice. Food that is used up in a week or less, such as crackers, are not considered bulk foods.

(b) "Corrosion-resistant materials" means those materials that maintain their original surface characteristics under prolonged influence of the food to be contacted, the normal use of cleaning compounds and bacterial solutions, and other conditions-of-use environment.

(c) "Food grade surface" means a surface that is easily cleanable and made from a material that will not migrate into, contaminate, or taint the food.

(d) "Food service equipment" means stoves, ovens, ranges, hoods, slicers, mixers, meat blocks, tables, counters, refrigerators, sinks, dishwashing machines, steam tables, and similar items other than utensils, used in the operation of a center.

(e) "Food" means any raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, ice, beverage, or ingredient used or intended for use in whole or in part for human consumption.

(f) "Food-contact surface" means those surfaces of equipment and utensils with which food normally comes in contact, and those surfaces from which food may drain, drip, or splash back onto surfaces normally in contact with food.

(g) "Packaged" means bottled, canned, in a carton, or securely wrapped.

(h) "Potentially hazardous food" means any food that consists in whole or in part of milk or milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, edible crustacean, or other ingredients, including synthetic ingredients, in a form capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms.

(i) "Ready to eat food" means food that does not require cooking and that will not be cooked before being served.

(j) "Sealed" means free of cracks or other openings that permit the entry or passage of moisture.

(k) "Single-service articles" means those food service articles intended for 1-time, 1-person use and then discarded.

(l) "Tableware" means multi-use eating and drinking utensils.

(m) "Utensil" means any implement used in the storage, preparation, transportation, or service of food.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8301

2013 AACS; 2020 MR 23, Eff. 12/18/2019