47.010:  On-Campus Temporary Food Service Practices

A completed Permit to Sell/Serve Food on Campus shall be sufficient for the above required written notification. The approved permit must be displayed at the sale or serving site.

Informal, small-group, "pot-luck" events in which no money changes hands (neither as "donation" nor as "price") are not subject to the requirements of this policy, but the participants are encouraged to notify Environmental Health and Safety of the planned activity, and to follow safe food-handling practices.

The following related policies may also apply:

• Policy and Procedure 47.015, "Catering."

• Policy and Procedure 23.001, "Dining Hall Food Service."

• Policy and Procedure 24.004, "Baker University Center Food and Beverage Service."

Acceptable places where food may be prepared for sale or gratis distribution on campus are:

1. Any licensed location such as a University kitchen, church kitchen, commercial kitchen, fraternity or sorority, etc.

2. The small University student kitchens located at Nelson, Bryan, Brough, Hoover, and Voigt Halls.

3. The kitchens in Resident Directors' apartments.

Foods such as hotdogs, hamburgers, steaks, etc., may, of course, be cooked outside at the location where they are to be sold or served, if the location and handling procedures are satisfactory, and refrigeration is available in an acceptable form, and an onsite hand-washing facility is provided.

An exception to the above may be made for products that are not of a potentially hazardous nature, such as baked goods (cookies, brownies, etc.), at the discretion of Environmental Health and Safety. If in doubt about the need for a Permit, contact the Department of Environmental Health and Safety for guidance, or visit their Web site, http://www.ohiou.edu/ehs/.

The above criteria shall not apply to licensed Food Service Operations, which in the course of routine business operations provide delivery services of their products to residence halls, etc. However these businesses shall complete and submit for approval the Permit to Sell/Serve Food on Campus for various special events such as festivals, etc., of a temporary nature.

1. President

2. Executive Vice President and Provost

3. Executive Staff

4. Vice President for Finance and Administration

5. Vice President for Student Affairs

6. Assistant Vice President for Safety and Risk Management

7. Director of Housing and Food Services

8. Policy and Procedure Review Committee

1. The "Permit to Sell/Serve Food on Campus" is available from Environmental Health and Safety.