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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".42" citation="COMAR 10.16.06.42" title_num="10" subtitle_num="16" chapter_num="06" heading="Food Service.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An operator shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Except as provided in §B of this regulation, a camp complies with all applicable food service statutes and regulations as set forth in Health-General Article, Title 21, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 10.15.03;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A parent or guardian is notified in writing of the camp’s policy on storage of a lunch brought from home; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If a camp permits potentially hazardous food, as defined in COMAR 10.15.03, in a lunch brought from home, the lunch is kept refrigerated at a temperature of 41°F or below.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Primitive Camp. An operator of a primitive camp shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Food served is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Wholesome and safe for human consumption;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Free from spoilage, filth, or other contamination; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Obtained from sources that comply with all laws relating to food and food labeling;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Transportation, storage, preparation, cooking, and service procedures are implemented to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Protect food and equipment from contamination; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Maintain safe temperatures, as defined in COMAR 10.15.03;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Equipment is provided to transport, store, prepare, cook, and serve food safely;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A food-contact surface of equipment used to prepare, store, or serve a potentially hazardous food is cleaned and sanitized:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>After each use; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If the surface is contaminated;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Hand washing materials are provided;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A food handler maintains personal cleanliness during work, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Washing the food handler's hands:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Before starting work;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>After using toilet facilities;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Before touching foods; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>As often as required to remove soil and contamination;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Keeping fingernails clean and neatly trimmed; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Keeping outer garments clean; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A food handler uses safe food handling practices during work, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Keeping the food handler's hands clean when handling food and food-contact surfaces;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Wearing a hair net, cap, or other effective hair restraint;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Not smoking or using tobacco in any form; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Not working when infected with a disease that is communicable by way of food;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Food storage is provided that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Has effective insulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Maintains food at safe temperatures during storage, preparation, and transportation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Has a thermometer graduated at 2°F intervals;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Maintains cold foods at or below 41°F;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Maintains hot foods at or above 135°F; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Maintains frozen foods at or below 0°F;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>If cold food exceeds 50°F before serving, the food is discarded as garbage; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Hot food is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Thoroughly cooked to achieve a safe internal temperature as determined by the use of a metal stem thermometer;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Consumed immediately after preparation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Discarded as garbage if not consumed immediately after preparation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>