Rule 15-11-55-1.13.4 - Sack Lunches1. In facilities, operating more than six hours per day sack lunches prepared by parents may be permitted as included on approved menu plans but shall not exceed one day per month per child. Exceptions may be made for specific activities such as field trips outside the child care facility. Measures to assure proper storage and refrigeration of sack lunches are required of the child care facility. For programs which operate for three or more days a week, but which operate only one full day during the week, sack lunches provided by parents shall be permitted on that day. These programs shall also meet the requirements set forth in item 2 below.2. Facilities operating six hours or less per day are allowed to have children bring sack lunches provided all of the following requirements are met: a. The facility shall have a written policy about sack lunches and a copy shall be given to parents. The policy shall include the requirements b. h., in this subsection.b. Each individual child's lunch brought from home shall be clearly labeled with the child's name, the date, and the type of food.c. All food shall be stored at an appropriate temperature until eaten.d. The food brought from one child's home shall not be fed to another child.e. Children shall not share their food.f. Food brought from home shall meet the child's nutritional requirements and the standards set forth in these regulations.g. If a child's sack lunch does not meet the minimum nutritional standards for child's age the facility shall be required to supplement the lunch with items that meet the nutritional requirements.h. Parents shall be notified in writing if a child's sack lunch does not meet the nutritional requirements or the child. The notice shall contain instructions as to what foods are proper for a sack lunch.15 Miss. Code. R. 11-55-1.13.4
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-20-8.