N.M. Admin. Code § 6.27.30.17

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 17, September 10, 2024

Section 6.27.30.17 - FOOD SERVICE STANDARDS

A. Cafeterias - general requirements. A school facility shall have adequate space and equipment necessary to provide regular meals to students during the school day.

(1) Serving and dining. A school facility shall have a covered area or space, or combination, to permit students to eat within the school site, outside of general classrooms. This space may be multi-purpose and may fulfill more than one adequacy standards requirement not in conflict with the regular serving and dining function. Dining area shall be sized for the planned school program capacity or average enrollment to allow for a meal period requiring no more than three serving periods. The dining area shall have no less than 15 net sf/seated student.

(2) Serving area(s) accommodating efficient flow of traffic shall be provided in addition to net sf areas assigned to dining and food preparation area.

(3) Fixtures equipment, and storage. A school facility shall have space, fixtures and equipment accessible to the serving area, in accordance with the standard equipment required, for the preparation, receipt, storage or service of food to students.

(a) The space, fixtures and equipment shall be appropriate for the food service program of the school facility and shall be provided in consideration of the size and location of the facility and frequency of food service supply deliveries. Food service facilities and equipment shall comply with the food service and food processing regulations of the New Mexico department of environment.

(b) Fixtures and equipment should include: food prep area items, including sink, oven, range, serving area equipment (or buffet equipment), dishwasher, and cold storage, dry storage and other appropriate fixture and equipment items.

B. Kitchen. Kitchen and equipment shall comply with either the food preparation kitchen or the serving kitchen standards defined as follows:

(1) Food preparation kitchen - 2 net sf/meal served minimum based upon the single largest serving period:

(a) Elementary school: 1,000 net sf minimum.

(b) Middle school/junior high school: 1,600 net sf minimum.

(c) High school: 1,700 net sf minimum.

(d) Combination school: shall provide the elements of the grades served by Subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) above without duplication, but meeting the higher standards.

(2) Serving kitchen. Where food is not prepared on the school site but is delivered prepared, there shall be a minimum of 200 net sf with a hand wash sink and a phone.

N.M. Admin. Code § 6.27.30.17

6.27.30.17 NMAC - N, 9/1/02; A, 8/31/05; A, 12/14/07; A, 7/15/10; A, 9/14/12, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 23, December 17, 2019, eff. 12/17/2019