(a) Wholesomeness. All food and drink shall be clean, wholesome, free from spoilage and so prepared as to be safe for human consumption. All milk, fluid milk products, ice cream and other frozen desserts shall be from approved sources. Milk and fluid milk products shall be served in the individual original containers in which they were received from the distributor or from a bulk container equipped with an approved dispensing device, provided that this requirement shall not apply to cream which may be served from the original bottle or from a dispenser approved for such service. All oysters, clams and mussels shall be from approved sources, and if shucked, shall be kept until used in the containers in which they were placed.
(1979 Code Sec. 5.34.190)
(b) Storage and Serving.
(1) All food and drink shall be so stored, displayed and served as to be protected from dust, flies, vermin, depredation and pollution by rodents, unnecessary handling, droplet infection, overhead leakage and other contamination. No animals or fowls shall be kept or allowed in any room in which food or drink is prepared or stored. All means necessary for the elimination of flies, roaches and rodents shall be used. All food stored shall be elevated at least twelve inches above the floor, unless packaged in watertight containers, and shall be free of possible sources of contamination. No food shall be stored below sewer lines.
(2) All readily perishable food and drink shall be kept at or below fifty degrees Fahrenheit except when being prepared or served. Wastewater from refrigeration equipment shall be properly disposed of.
(1979 Code Sec. 5.34.200)