Perf-Based Stds, Adult Corr. Inst. 5th ed March 2021

Performance Standard 5C: Food Service

5C. - PERFORMANCE STANDARD: FOOD SERVICE Meals are nutritionally balanced, well-planned, and prepared and served in a manner that meets established governmental health and safety codes. Food Service Management

5-ACI-5C-01 (Ref. 4-4313)

Food service operations are supervised by a full-time staff member who is experienced in food service management.

Comment : The food service manager should have the resources, authority, and re- sponsibility to provide complete food service for the institution, including three nutritionally adequate, palatable, and attractive meals a day produced under san- itary conditions and at reasonable costs. The food service manager should have a minimum of three years’ experience in food service management.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure. Job description(s).

Process Indicators : Documentation of food service personnel experience and cre- dentials.

Budgeting and Purchasing 5-ACI-5C-02 (Ref. 4-4314)

Written policy, procedure, and practice specify the food service budgeting, purchasing, and accounting practices including, but not limited to, the follow- ing systems: • food expenditure cost accounting designed to determine cost per meal per inmate • estimation of food service requirements • purchase of supplies at wholesale and other favorable prices and condi - tions, when possible • determination of and responsiveness to inmate eating preferences • refrigeration of food, with specific storage periods

Comment : None.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure.

Process Indicators : Documentation of food service practices (record, logs, menus, budgets). Inmate interviews. Observation.

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