NAC446.880. Potentially hazardous food.

     1. Potentially hazardous food offered for sale through vending machines must be dispensed to the consumer in the individual, original container or package into which it was placed at:

     (a) A food establishment having a permit issued by the health authority; or

     (b) The plant of the manufacturer or processor.

     2. Vending machines which dispense potentially hazardous food must be provided with adequate refrigerating or heating units and thermostatic controls which ensure the maintenance of refrigerated foods at a temperature of 40°F (4.44°C) or below and hot foods at a temperature of 140°F (60°C) or above. Such a machine must have automatic controls which, in the event of a power failure, mechanical failure or other condition resulting in unsafe temperatures, prevent it from dispensing potentially hazardous food until it has been serviced by the operator.

     3. Potentially hazardous food which fails to conform to the requirements of this section must be removed from the vending machine, rendered unusable for human consumption and properly discarded.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 10-14-88; A 5-23-96)