3717-1-03.7(A) Food: special requirements for highly susceptible populations

The following criteria apply to juice:

(1)

For the purposes of paragraph (A) of this rule, children who are nine years of age or less and receive food in a school, day care setting, or similar facility that provides custodial care are included as highly susceptible populations;

(2)

Prepackaged juice or a prepackaged beverage containing juice, that bears a warning label as specified in 21 C.F.R. 101.17(g), that has not been specifically processed to prevent, reduce, or eliminate the presence of pathogens, or a packaged juice or beverage containing juice, that bears a warning label as specified in rule 3717-1-08 of the Administrative Code, cannot be served or offered for sale; and

(3)

Unpackaged juice that is prepared on the premises for service or sale in a ready-to-eat form is obligated to be processed under a HACCP plan and as specified in 21 C.F.R. 120.24. This is not intended to include freshly prepared fruit or vegetable purees that are prepared on-site that are not beverages or ingredients of beverages.