Arizona Laws 36-974. Protection from contamination
A. Bulk food and product modules shall be protected from contamination during display, customer self-service, refilling and storage.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-974
- Bulk food: means unpackaged and unwrapped food in aggregate containers from which quantities are withdrawn by the consumer, excluding fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, nuts in the shell, rice, beans, food in salad bars and potentially hazardous food. See Arizona Laws 36-971
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Potentially hazardous food: means food that consists in whole or in part of milk or milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, edible crustacea or other ingredients in a form capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms except clean, whole, uncracked, odor free shell eggs or food that has a pH level of 4. See Arizona Laws 36-971
- Product module: means a multi-use or single service food contact container designed for customer self-service of bulk food by either direct or indirect means. See Arizona Laws 36-971
B. Each product module shall have a tight fitting lid that is kept in a closed position at all times except during stocking and customer service.
C. Containers supplied by customers shall not be used in a manner that contaminates bulk food. Take-home containers, including bags, cups and lids, provided for customer use shall be stored and dispensed in a sanitary manner.
D. Pet food and nonfood items shall be separated by a barrier or open space from product modules and bulk food.
E. Potentially hazardous food shall not be provided as bulk food for customer self-service.
F. Bulk food removed from a product module by a consumer but not ultimately purchased shall not be returned to the product module or offered for resale by the retailer.