44:75:07:02Food safety.

Hot food must be held at or above one hundred thirty-five degrees Fahrenheit or 57.2 degrees centigrade and served promptly after being removed from the temperature holding device. Cold foods must be held at or below forty-one degrees Fahrenheit or five degrees centigrade and served promptly after being removed from the holding device. Milk and milk products must be from a source approved by the state Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Fluid milk must be Grade A, and only fluid milk may be used for drinking purposes. Grade A pasteurized dried milk may be used to fortify nutritional supplements only if consumed within four hours of preparation.

Source: 42 SDR 51, effective October 13, 2015; SL 2021, ch 1, §§ 8, 19, effective April 19, 2021; 50 SDR 62, effective November 27, 2023.