| Nutrition Services Division |
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| To: School Nutrition Program Sponsors |
Number: 02-134 |
| Attention: Food Service Director |
Date: December 2002 |
| Subject: Transportation of Food |
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| Reference: Assembly Bill 2798 | |
This Management Bulletin provides information regarding Assembly Bill (AB) 2798 (Chapter 532, Statutes of 2002), signed into law on September 13, 2002, and effective January 1, 2003.
AB 2798 amends Health and Safety Code Sections 110960, 113740, 113925, and 113995 relating to retail food facilities. The bill establishes temperature requirements for transportation of any potentially hazardous foods. When such foods are being transported to or from a retail food facility for longer than thirty minutes, temperatures must be maintained below 45 degrees Fahrenheit or above 140 degrees Fahrenheit at all times. Also, for the purpose of enforcing the California Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law, AB 2798 authorizes local enforcement officials to enter and inspect, at specific locations, vehicles that are transporting food to or from retail facilities.
AB 2798 is available at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html (Outside Source).
Please share this information with your district/agency management and business personnel as appropriate.
