§ 42270

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 505, Sec. 2. (AB 1276) Effective January 1, 2022.

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

(a)“Consumer” has the same meaning as in Section 113757 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b)“Food facility” has the same meaning as in Section 113789 of the Health and Safety Code.
(c)“Ready-to-eat food” has the same meaning as in Section 113881 of the Health and Safety Code.
(d)“Single-use” means designed to be used once and then discarded, and not designed for repeated use and sanitizing.
(e)“Single-use foodware accessory” means all of the following single-use items provided alongside ready-to-eat food:
(1)Utensils, which is defined as forks, knives, spoons, and sporks.
(2)Chopsticks.
(3)Condiment cups and packets.
(4)Straws.
(5)Stirrers.
(6)Splash sticks.
(7)Cocktail sticks.
(f)“Standard condiment” means relishes, spices, sauces, confections, or seasonings that require no

additional preparation and that are usually used on a food item after preparation, including ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, soy sauce, hot sauce, salsa, salt, pepper, sugar, and sugar substitutes.

(g)“Third-party food delivery platform” has the same meaning as in Section 113930.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

Other sections in Chapter 5.2 - Single-Use Foodware Accessories and Condiments

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