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 D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017)
 Title 25. FOOD OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY HYGIENE FACILITIES
 SubTilte 25-A. FOOD AND FOOD OPERATIONS
 Chapter 25-A38. RESIDENTIAL KITCHENS IN BED & BREAKFAST OPERATIONS

  Section 25-A3801. RESIDENTIAL KITCHENS - FOOD SUPPLIES, PREPARATION, PROTECTION AND RESTRICTIONS  

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    3801.1 Food shall be prepared and protected in bed and breakfast operations in accordance with § 3800.

     

    3801.2 Food shall be obtained from approved sources, shall be in sound condition, and shall be safe for human consumption. Foods that do not comply with this Code shall not be served to the public and shall be discarded.

     

    3801.3 Food intended for public consumption shall either be stored separately or labeled so as to distinguish it from food intended for private use. A separate shelf or portion of a shelf within a refrigerator shall be an acceptable form of separate storage. Packaged foods shall meet the requirements in Chapters 7 and 11. 

     

    3801.4 Food, utensils, and equipment shall be stored in a manner to avoid contamination.

     

    3801.5 Potentially hazardous foods shall not be:

     

    (a)Cooled and reheated prior to service;

     

    (b)Subjected to hot holding for more than two (2) hours; or

     

    (c)Served as leftovers.

        

    3801.6 All food temperature requirements of this Code shall be met. Hot and cold holding equipment shall be provided to maintain potentially hazardous foods at temperatures required in Chapters 7 through 13.

     

authority

Sections 4 and 10 of An Act Relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Columbia, approved February 17, 1898 (30 Stat. 246; D.C. Official Code §§ 48-104 and 48-110 (2009 Repl.)); Section 7 of An Act Making Appropriations to provide for the expenses for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes (32 Stat.627; D.C. Official Code § 47-2834(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b) (2005 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998, and Mayor’s Order 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 6184, 6332 (July 5, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).