Common use of COMMISSARY Clause in Contracts

COMMISSARY. The Department may require that a Mobile unit operate in conjunction with a commissary. A commissary must be operated in compliance with the Food Code and applicable regulations and must be included in the application and plan review of the facility. The commissary shall be a fixed facility – not a temporary facility, nor a mobile type facility. A personal home cannot be used for food preparation, ware-washing or storage of opened food. A commercial commissary registered as a Food Establishment is required for activities not approved within personal residences (i.e. food preparation and storage of TCS foods). A Food Establishment application must be submitted at the same time as the mobile food facility application. A commissary may be located on a residential property if approved by the local municipality. The commissary may provide a variety of services to the MFF unit such as: storage and preparation facilities for food products (including refrigeration and cooking facilities); the supply of potable water; the availability of adequate plumbing and waste disposal; storage and cleaning facilities for equipment and utensils; storage and maintenance of other supplies; and personnel resources. The commissary must be of such size and scope as to accommodate its own operation, as well as those of the MFF unit. The commissary can be as simple as a storage location for packaged food or as complex as a licensed catering kitchen; depending upon the type of Mobile Food Facilities it is providing a service to. If the MFF is used at a fair, carnival or other event where it does not or cannot return to the commissary the MFF must comply with the requirements of a self-sufficient Retail Food Facility at the event. More information can be found in the “Mobile Food Facilities Operation Guide.” If the MFF unit is sharing a facility with another food facility owner (i.e. incubator kitchen, restaurant, grocery store, fire hall kitchen, or church kitchen) a copy of that facility’s current license and a Shared Facility Agreement (Appendix 3) must be submitted to the Department with the application. A MFF unit may not need to function with a commissary if it is capable of storing and preparing all foods in the licensed unit and not in any other location. This would include all necessary equipment to wash, rinse and sanitize all food equipment properly. In many cases a push cart will need a commissary as they are typically designed with minimal or smaller equipment than necessary for adequate warewashing of all equipment.

COMMISSARY. The Department may require that a Mobile MFF or Mobile-TFS unit operate in conjunction with a commissary. A commissary must be operated in compliance with the Food Code and applicable regulations and must be included in the application and plan review of the facility. The commissary shall be a fixed facility – not a temporary facility, nor a mobile type facility. A personal home canIt may also not be used for food preparationa personal home, ware-washing or storage of opened food. A commercial commissary registered as although a Food Establishment is required for activities not approved within personal residences (i.e. food preparation and storage of TCS foods). A Food Establishment application must be submitted at the same time as the mobile food facility application. A commissary may be located on a residential property if approved by the local municipality. The commissary may provide a variety of services to the MFF or Mobile-TFS unit such as: storage and preparation facilities for food products (including refrigeration and cooking facilities); the supply of potable water; the availability of adequate plumbing and waste disposal; storage and cleaning facilities for equipment and utensils; storage and maintenance of other supplies; and personnel resources. The commissary must be of such size and scope as to accommodate its own operation, as well as those of the MFF or Mobile-TFS unit. The commissary can be as simple as a storage location for packaged food or as complex as a licensed catering kitchen; depending upon the type of Mobile Food Facilities it is providing a service to. If the MFF is used at a fair, carnival or other event where it does not or cannot return to the commissary the MFF must comply with the requirements of a self-sufficient Retail Food Facility at the event. More information can be found in the “Mobile Food Facilities Operation Guide.” For Mobile-TFS units used at a fair, carnival or other event see the “Temporary Food Facilities Pre-Operation Guide” for more information. If the MFF or Mobile TFS unit is sharing a facility with another food facility owner (i.e. incubator kitchen, restaurant, grocery store, fire hall kitchen, or church kitchen) a copy of that facility’s current license and a Shared Facility Agreement (Appendix 3) must be submitted to the Department with the application. A MFF or Mobile-TFS unit may not need to function with a commissary if it is capable of storing and preparing all foods in the licensed unit and not in any other location. This would include all necessary equipment to wash, rinse and sanitize all food equipment properly. In many cases a push cart will need a commissary as they are typically designed with minimal or smaller equipment than necessary for adequate warewashing of all equipment.