Section R. 400.1931 - Food preparation and serviceRule 31.
(1) A licensee shall ensure that all of the following requirements are met: (a) Each child shall be provided with nutritional and sufficient food pursuant to the minimum meal requirements of the child care food program, as administered by the Michigan department of education. These minimum meal requirements are based on the dietary guidelines for Americans made by the National Academy of Medicine, which are available at https://www.fns.usda.gov/cacfp/meals-and-snacks. This subrule does not apply to children whose parents provide their food.(b) Children shall be offered food at intervals as individually appropriate, but not to exceed more than 4 hours unless the child is asleep.(c) Drinking water must be available at all times.(2) A licensee shall ensure that food is prepared, served, and stored in a safe and sanitary manner by meeting all of the following requirements: (a) Food served to children individually or family style must be discarded at the end of the meal if not eaten.(b) Prepared food that has not been served to individuals or placed in family-style containers must be properly cooled, if applicable, then promptly covered and stored appropriately.(c) Children under 3 years of age shall not be served or allowed to eat foods that could easily cause choking including, but not limited to, popcorn and uncut round foods such as grapes, seeds, nuts, hard candy, and hot dogs.(3) If a parent has agreed to provide the food, then the licensee shall have a written agreement with the parent and shall be responsible for providing adequate food if the parent does not.(4) Food brought by parents must be labeled with the child's first and last name and, if perishable, be refrigerated, and be fed only to the child for whom the item is labeled.(5) A licensee shall inform parents if home canned foods are served.(6) Unpasteurized products must not be used.(7) Children shall be encouraged to taste new foods, but shall not be required to eat anything they do not want.(8) Bottles used for feeding must be labeled with the child's first and last name and date, refrigerated, and served only to the child on the label.(9) Warming bottles and beverage containers in a microwave oven or a slow cooker is prohibited.(10) Bottle warmers must be placed where children cannot access them or reach the cords for the warmers.(11) Bottle warmers must be shut off when not in use.(12) The contents of a bottle that has been used for feeding for a period that exceeds 1 hour from the beginning of the feeding, or has been unrefrigerated for 1 hour or more must be discarded.(13) Children shall not have beverage or food containers when they are in bed or when they are walking around or playing.(14) The propping of bottles is prohibited.(15) Breastfeeding must be supported by making reasonable accommodations for a mother who chooses to breastfeed her child at the child care home.Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.1931
2005 AACS; 2009 AACS; 2020 MR 23, Eff. 12/13/2019