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

Performance Standard 5C: Food Service

Comment : All food service personnel should be in good health and free from communicable disease and open infected wounds; have clean hands and finger- nails; wear hair nets or caps; wear clean, washable garments; and employ hygienic food-handling techniques. Federal facilities should apply appropriate regulations such as those of the U.S. Public Health Service.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure. Laws, statutes, and regulations.

Process Indicators : Documentation of medical examination and reexaminations. Inmate and staff interviews. Observation. Documentation of daily monitoring for health and cleanliness.

Inspections

Food Products

5-ACI-5C-12 (Ref. 4-4323)

When required by statute, food products that are grown or produced within the system are inspected and approved by the appropriate government agency. There is a distribution system that ensures prompt delivery of foodstuffs to institution kitchens. Comment : All such foodstuffs should meet or surpass government inspection lev- els, and the distribution system should ensure that they are delivered when fresh and in a condition for optimum food service. Government inspection of food grown in inmate gardens and used in food ser- vice is not required where the garden is not part of a larger agriculture operation and the inmate does not work full-time at food production for use by the inmate population; all garden-grown food should, however, be inspected by food service personnel prior to use.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure. Laws and regulations.

Process Indicators : Observation. Documentation of inspections and approval. Dis- tribution system.

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