§ 42370.1

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Beverage container” has the same meaning as defined in Section 14505.

(b) “Food service facility” means an operation or business that is located in a state-owned facility, operating on or acting as a concessionaire on state property, or under contract to provide food service to a state agency and that stores, prepares, packages, serves, vends, or otherwise provides prepared food. “Food service facility” may include, but is not limited to, a cafeteria, commissary, restaurant, deli, store, shop, market, or mobile food unit.

(c) “Food service packaging” means a product used for serving or transporting prepared, ready-to-consume food or beverages, including, but not limited to, plates, cups, bowls, trays, and hinged or lidded containers. “Food service packaging” does not include beverage containers or single-use disposable items, such as straws, cup lids, plastic bags, and utensils, or single-use disposable packaging for unprepared foods.

(d) “Prepared food” means a food or beverage prepared for consumption on or off a food service facility’s premises, using any cooking or food preparation technique. “Prepared food” does not include prepackaged, sealed food that is mass produced by a third party off the premises of the food service facility.

(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 610, Sec. 1. (SB 1335) Effective January 1, 2019.)