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CHAPTER 1
PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS
1-101 Purpose
The following rules and regulations shall be applied for the protection of public health.
The purpose of this Regulation is to safeguard public health and provide to consumers food that is
safe and unadulterated. This Regulation establishes definitions; sets standards for management
and personnel, food operations and equipment and facilities; and provides for food establishment
plan review, license issuance, inspections, employee restriction and enforcement. This
Regulation is intended to be the standard for the Department and its authorized agents and
employees, to be applied uniformly by all parties.
1-202 Definitions
A. The following terms are defined for the purposes of the rules and regulations.
1. “Accredited Program” means a food protection manager certification program that has
been evaluated and listed by an accrediting agency as conforming to the national
standards for organizations that certify individuals. Accredited Program does not refer to
training functions or educational programs.
2. “Adulterated” means as stated in the Colorado Pure Food and Drug Act, section 25-5-4,
C.R.S.
3. “Allergens” ”- See major food allergens definition 1-202(66).
4. “Approved” means acceptable to the Department, based on determination of conformity
with principles, practices, and generally recognized standards that protect public health.
5. “Asterisk (*)” means any section or portion thereof denoted with an * indicates it is a
critical item.
6. “Asymptomatic”:
a. Means without obvious symptoms; not showing or producing indications of a
disease or other medical condition, such as an individual infected with a
pathogen but not exhibiting or producing any signs or symptoms of vomiting,
diarrhea, or jaundice.
b. Includes not showing symptoms because symptoms have resolved or subsided, or
because symptoms never manifested.
7. “a w ” means water activity which is a measure of the free moisture in a food, is the
quotient of the water vapor pressure of the substance divided by the vapor pressure of
pure water at the same temperature, and is indicated by the symbol a w .
8. “Balut” means an embryo inside a fertile egg that has been incubated for a period
sufficient for the embryo to reach a specific stage of development after which it is
removed from incubation before hatching.
9. “Bulk Foods” means foods as defined in section 25-4-1302, C.R.S.
10. “Catering Operation” means a retail food establishment that provides a contracted,
prearranged number of meals and/or food products that are prepared at a licensed retail
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