Food must be free from spoilage, filth, or other contamination and must be safe for human consumption. The use of home-canned foods is prohibited.
Fluid milk and fluid milk products used or served must be pasteurized and must meet Grade A quality standards as defined in SDCL 39-6-1(2). Dry milk and dry milk products must be made from pasteurized milk and milk products and may be used in food preparation but not for drinking.
The temperature of potentially hazardous foods as defined in § 44:02:07:18 must be forty-one degrees Fahrenheit or below or one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit or above at all times except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Potentially hazardous foods must be reheated rapidly to one hundred sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit or higher throughout before being served.
Food service areas must have light fixtures which contain shielded or shatterproof bulbs.
S.D. Admin. R. 67:42:11:16
General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.
Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-16(2)(6).