Section 113818.
Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 113818.
in effect(a)
“Limited food preparation” means food preparation that is restricted to one or more of the following:
(1)
Heating, frying, baking, roasting, popping, shaving of ice, blending, steaming or boiling of hot dogs, or assembly of nonprepackaged food.
(2)
Dispensing and portioning of nonpotentially hazardous food or dispensing and portioning for immediate service to a customer of food that has been temperature controlled until immediately prior to portioning or dispensing.
(3)
Holding, portioning, and dispensing of any foods that are prepared for satellite food service by the onsite permanent food facility or prepackaged by another approved
source.
(4)
Holding, portioning, and dispensing of any foods that are prepared by a catering operation.
(5)
Slicing and chopping of nonpotentially hazardous food or produce that has been washed at an approved facility or slicing and chopping of food on a heated cooking surface during the cooking process.
(6)
Cooking and seasoning to order.
(7)
Juicing or preparing beverages that are for immediate service, in response to an individual consumer order, that do not contain frozen milk products.
(8)
Hot and cold holding of food that has been prepared at an approved permanent food facility.
(9)
Reheating of food that has been
previously prepared at an approved permanent food facility and held at temperatures required by this chapter.
(b)
“Limited food preparation” does not include any of the following:
(1)
Slicing and chopping potentially hazardous food, other than produce, unless it is on the heated cooking surface.
(2)
Thawing.
(3)
Cooling of cooked, potentially hazardous food.
(4)
Grinding raw ingredients or potentially hazardous food.
(5)
Washing of foods.
(6)
Cooking of potentially hazardous foods for later use.
(7)
Handling, manufacturing, freezing, processing, or packaging of milk, milk products, or products resembling milk products subject to licensing under Division 15 (commencing with Section 32501) of the Food and Agricultural Code.
References
referencesCal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 32501.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026