Section 400.8335. Food services and nutrition; provided by center.

(1) Food and beverages provided by the center shall be of sufficient quantity and nutritional quality to provide for the dietary needs of each child according to the minimum meal requirements of the child and adult care food program as administered by the Michigan department of education based on 7 C.F.R. Part 226, 1-1-11 edition, of the United States department of agriculture, food and nutrition services, child and adult care food program and is hereby adopted by reference. A copy can be obtained from CACFP at www.michigan.gov/cacfp.

(2)   Solid foods shall be introduced to an infant according to the parent’s or licensed health care provider’s instructions.

(3)    Infants shall only be served formula to drink unless written authorization is provided by the child’s licensed health care provider.

(4)      Children  12  months  of  age  until  2   years  of  age  shall   be  served  whole homogenized Vitamin D-fortified cow’s milk, except as provided in R 400.8330(4).

(5)   Formula shall be commercially prepared and ready-to-feed.

(6)   All fluid milk and fluid milk products shall be pasteurized and meet the grade “A” quality standards.

(7)   Milk shall be served from any of the following:

(a)   A commercially filled container stored in a mechanically refrigerated bulk milk dispenser.

(b)   A commercially filled container not to exceed 1 gallon.

(c)   A sanitized container only if poured directly from the original container.

(8)   All of the following shall apply to milk:

(a)   Containers shall be labeled with the date opened.

(b)   Milk shall be served within 7 days of opening.

(c)    Milk shall not be served if the contents appear to be unsanitary or have been unrefrigerated for a period exceeding 1 hour.

(d)  Milk shall not be combined with the contents of other partially filled containers.

(9)   Contents remaining in single-service containers of milk shall be discarded at the end of the snack or meal time.

(10)   All containers of ready-to-feed formula, once opened, shall be labeled with the date and time of opening, refrigerated, and used within 48 hours or discarded.

(11)      Prepared  bottles   and  beverage  containers  of  milk  and   formula  shall  be refrigerated and labeled with the child’s name, date, and time of preparation.

(12)   Contents of unused bottles of formula shall be discarded, along with any bottle liners, after 48 hours.

(13)   All liners, nipples, formula, milk, and other materials used in bottle preparation shall be prepared, handled, and stored in a sanitary manner.

(14)    Reusable nipples and bottles shall be washed, rinsed, and sanitized before reuse.

(15)     Bottle liners and disposable nipples shall be for single use only, by an individual child, and discarded with any remaining formula or milk after use.

(16)    Commercially packaged baby food shall be served from a dish, not directly from a factory-sealed container, unless the entire container will be served to only 1 child and will be discarded at the end of the feeding period.

(17)   Uneaten food that remains on a dish from which a child has been fed shall be discarded.

(18)    Food, already served and handled by the consumer of the food, may not be served again, unless it is in the original, unopened wrapper.

(19)   Home canned products are prohibited.

History: 2013 AACS.