For the purpose of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings ascribed to them respectively.
ADULTERATED. The condition of a food:
(1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance for which no safe tolerance has been established by regulation, or in excess of the tolerance if one has been established;
(2) If it consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance, or if it is otherwise unfit for human consumption;
(3) If it has been processed, prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions, whereby it may have become contaminated with filth, or whereby it may have been rendered injurious to health;
(4) It is in whole or in part the product of a diseased animal which has died otherwise than by slaughter; or
(5) If its container is composed in whole or in part of any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render the contents injurious to health.
APPROVED. Acceptable to the health officer, based on his determination as to conformance with appropriate standards and good public health practice.
CLOSED. Fitted together snugly leaving no openings large enough to permit the entrance of vermin.
CORROSION-RESISTANT MATERIAL. A material which maintains its original surface characteristics under prolonged influence of food, cleaning compounds, and sanitizing solutions which may contact it.
EASILY CLEANABLE. Readily accessible and of such material and finish, and so fabricated that residue may be completely removed by normal cleaning methods.
EMPLOYEE. Any person working on the premises of a food-service establishment who engages in food preparation or service, or who comes in contact with any food utensil or equipment.
EQUIPMENT. All stoves, ranges, hoods, meat blocks, tables, counters, refrigerators, sinks, dishwashing machines, steamtables, and similar items, other than utensils, used in the operation of a food-service establishment.
FOOD. Any raw, cooked, or processed edible substance, beverage, or ingredient used or intended for use in whole or in part for human consumption.
FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES. Those surfaces of equipment and utensils with which food normally comes in contact, and those surfaces with which food may come in contact and drain back onto surfaces normally in contact with food.
FOOD-PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT. A commercial establishment in which food is processed or otherwise prepared and packed for human consumption.
FOOD-SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT. Any place at which or in which food is sold or offered for sale to the general public for human consumption on or off the premises.
HEALTH OFFICER. The health officer of the city, or his authorized representative.
INSPECTION REPORT. The report of the health officer, which is on file and available for inspection in the office of the city clerk.
KITCHENWARE. All multi-use utensils other than tableware used in storage, preparation, conveying, or serving food.
PERISHABLE FOOD. Any food of such type or in such condition as may spoil.
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOOD. Any perishable food which consists in whole or in part of milk or milk products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish, shellfish, or other ingredients capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of infectious or toxigenic microorganisms.
PREMISES. Any outside or partially enclosed area made available for the use of patrons of the food-service establishment, such as a parking lot, patio, pavilion, or locations provided with tables or benches or chairs.
SAFE TEMPERATURES. As applied to potentially hazardous foods, temperatures of 45°F. or below, and 140°F. or above.
SANITIZE. Effective bactericidal treatment of clean surfaces of equipment and utensils by a process which has been approved by the health officer as being effective in destroying micro-organisms, including pathogens.
SEALED. Free of cracks or other openings which permit the entry or passage of moisture.
SINGLE-SERVICE ARTICLES. Cups, containers, lids, or closures; plates, knives, forks, spoons, stirrers, paddles; straws, place mats, napkins, dollies, wrapping materials; and all similar articles which are constructed wholly or in part from paper, paperboard, molded pulp, foil, wood, plastic, synthetic, or other readily destructible materials, and which are intended by the manufacturers and generally recognized by the public as for one usage only, then to be discarded.
TABLEWARE. All multi-use eating and drinking utensils, including flatware (knives, forks and spoons).
UTENSIL. Any tableware and kitchenware used in the storage, preparation, conveying, or service of food.
WHOLESOME. In sound condition, clean, free from adulteration, and otherwise suitable for use as human food.
THE GAME OF POOL. A game played upon a table using one or more balls propelled by sticks commonly known as pool cues.
(Ord. O-45-74, passed 12-17-74; amend. Ord. O-56-94, passed 8-16-94)