On-Campus Food Guidelines
The following guidelines are an effort to comply with Maricopa County Health Code the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) federal guidelines and the Arizona Nutrition Standards.
Food Truck/Vendor
Utilizing a food truck/vendor for any event, including food fundraisers must be an approved vendor. Utilizing a food truck/vendor for a food fundraiser on campus, during school hours, the following must be completed:
1. The food truck/vendor must only provide Smart Snack compliant food/beverage products.
2. If the food truck/vendor does not offer Smart Snack compliant food/beverage products, the club/group/booster must complete all Classroom/Holiday/Non-Holiday Exempt forms and submit to AFUHSD Food Service Department a minimum of 10 days in advance of the event.
3. The food truck/vendor CANNOT be parked and/or serving within the site's cafeteria, courtyard, den, cafe serving areas. This includes any indoor/outdoor seating areas adjacent to the sites cafeteria, courtyard, den, cafe.
There are mandatory safety guidelines regarding food and beverages being served/offered on campus, during school hours established by Maricopa County.
The county has strict regulations about food being prepared in residential kitchens and served/offered on campus. It is not allowed. All food brought onto campuses to be served/offered must originate from certified kitchens, commercial institutions or commercial food service stores.
The following guidelines will assist in this process:
- All foods served/offered must originate from an approved kitchen or institution approved by the Maricopa County Health Department.
Examples would be products prepared at a supermarket bakery, a retail location or from a commercial restaurant. For example, cupcakes prepared at home are not an approved item to be served to students.
- All food served/offered is delivered at the proper temperature and non-wrapped food (open food) is served by a certified Food Protection Manager.
- All food served/offered is being consumed within a reasonable time and is maintained at a proper temperature.
2017 FDA Food Code
Maricopa County Environmental Services has adopted the 2017 FDA Food Code that states: "The Person In Charge (PIC) shall be a Certified Food Protection Manager. A PIC must be present during all hours of operation"
The following guidelines will assist in this process:
- Any time open food (hotdogs, burgers, pizza, nachos, etc) are being served/offered on campus, there must be a PIC who is a Certified Food Protection Manager present at all times.
- This includes all concession stands, classroom parties, rewards, incentives, food fundraisers, team dinners, etc.
- This regulation must be followed any time open food is served/offered on campus, including non school hours, evening and weekends.