2005 California Health and Safety Code Sections 114200-114245 Article 10. Vending Machines

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 114200-114245

114200.  This article governs sanitation requirements for vending
machines as defined in this chapter.
114205.  Each vending machine or machine location shall have posted
in a prominent place a sign indicating the owner's name, address, and
telephone number.
114210.  All food shall be stored and packaged in clean, protected
containers, and handled, transported, and vended in a sanitary
manner.  Wet storage of packaged products is prohibited.
   Potentially hazardous food shall be dispensed to the consumer in
the original package into which it was placed at the commissary or
processing plant.  Bulk potentially hazardous food is prohibited.
114215.  All food contact surfaces shall be cleaned and sanitized
either in place in a machine so designed and approved or by removing
from the machine and cleaning and sanitizing at an approved facility.
   All food contact surfaces when removed from the machine after
cleaning and sanitizing shall be protected from contamination before
being returned to the machine.
   A record of cleaning and sanitizing shall be maintained by the
operator in each machine and shall be current for at least the past
30 days.
114220.  Single-service containers that are used in machines
dispensing products in bulk, shall be obtained in sanitary packages,
shall be stored in a clean,  dry place until used, and shall be
handled in a sanitary manner.  The containers shall be stored in the
original package until introduced into the container magazine or
dispenser of the vending machine.  The containers stored within the
vending machine shall be protected from manual contact, dirt, vermin,
and other contamination.
114225.  Each vending machine shall be located in a room, area, or
space that shall minimize the potential for contamination of food.
The floor area upon which vending machines are located shall be
smooth, of cleanable construction, and capable of withstanding
repeated washing and scrubbing.
114230.  Water used in vending machines shall be potable.
114235.  While in transit to machine locations, food, single-service
containers, and equipment shall be protected from dirt, vermin, and
other contamination.
114240.  On or after January 1, 1985, all vending machines shall be
constructed in accordance with National Sanitation Foundation or
National Automatic Merchandizing Association standards, or the
equivalent thereof.
114245.  Vending machines shall meet all the requirements of Article
6 (commencing with Section 113975) and applicable sections of
Article 7 (commencing with Section 113990).


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