Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 78323 - Nutrition Services: Quality of Food
(a) All food shall be of good quality.
(b) Prepared foods shall be approved by appropriate federal, state and local authorities.
(c) Food in unlabeled, rusty, leaking, broken containers or cans with side seam dents, rim dents or swells shall not be accepted, retained or used.
(d) Home-canned foods shall not be used.
(e) Milk, milk products and products resembling milk shall be processed or manufactured in milk product plants, meeting the requirements of Division 15 of the California Food and Agricultural Code. When milk is served as a beverage it shall be pasteurized, Grade "A" milk or certified milk unless otherwise prescribed by a physician. Powdered milk shall not be used as a beverage but may be used in cooking. Instant liquid or powdered cream substitutes may be used only when dispensed from their original containers. When milk is served in individual containers, the cap or seal shall not be removed except in the presence of the participant. Milk may be served from an approved dispensing device and shall be dispensed directly into the glass or other container from which the participant drinks.
(f) Meat, poultry and meat products shall not be used unless they have met inspection standards of state or federal authorities.
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