Pertaining to the Sanitation of Food and Beverage Vending, to Licenses and Permits Establishing Minimum Sanitation Standards

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corr sort' -2- e. Readily Perishable Food: The term: "readily perishable food' shall mean any food, beverage, or ingredient consisting in whole or in part of milk, milk products, eggs, fish, poultry, or other food capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of microorganisms which can cause food infections or food intoxication; Provided, products in hermetically sealed containers processed by heat.or other methods approved by the Health Officer to prevent spoilage, and dehydrated, dry or powdered products so low in moisture content as to preclude development of microorganisms are excluded from the terms of this definition. f. Hot Liquid Food: The term "hot liquid food" shall mean any liquid food or beverage, the temperature of which at the time of service to . .the consumer is at least 1500F. S. Single Service Article: The term "single service article" shall mean any utensil, container, implement or wrapper intended for use only once in the preparation, storage, display, service or consumption . of any food or beverage. h. Product Contact Surface: The term "product contact surface" shall .mean any surface of a vending machine,.appurtenance or container which comes into direct contact with any food. i. .Adulterated — Misbranded: The terms "adulterated' and "misbranded shall have the meanings as provided in Article 5, Chapter 157, Indiana , Acts of 1949, known as the Indiana Food,,Drug and Cosmetic Act. j. Health Officer: The term "health officer" shall mean the secretary of the St. Joseph County.Health Department or his duly authorized rep - ,resgntative having jurisdiction in the City of South Bend. k. Operator: The term "operator" shall mean any person, who by contract, agreement or ownership is responsible for furnishing, installing, servicing, operating, or maintaining one or more vending machines. 1. Person: The term "person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, company, firm,.institution, trustee, association, or any other public or private entity, including without limitation any and all fraternal organizations, service clubs and religious, educational or charitable institutions, whether organized for and operated in pursuance of profit or not. m. Employee: The term "employee "_shall mean any operator or any per- son employed by him who handles any food to be dispensed through vending machines, or who comes into contact with food contact surfaces of containers, equipment, utensils or packaging materials used in connec- tion with vending machine operation, or who otherwise services or maintains one or more machines. %ERO `COPY %ERO COPY %ERO. 11 _ COPY