Department of Agriculture
Chapter 603
Division 25
FOOD ESTABLISHMENT STANDARDS AND STANDARDS FOR RETAIL FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES
603-025-0200
Establishments Utilizing Domestic Kitchen Facilities
(1) In addition to the provisions of OAR 603-025-0020, a food establishment that is part of a domestic kitchen shall comply with the provisions of section (2) of this rule.
(2)(a) All doors or openings from the domestic kitchen to other rooms of the building or structure, if applicable, shall be kept closed during the processing, preparing, packaging, or handling of commercial foods;
(b) No person other than the operator, or an employee, shall directly engage in the processing, preparing, packaging, or handling of commercial foods and no other person shall be allowed in the domestic kitchen during such periods of operation;
(c) If there are pets in the residential dwelling the food label must include a statement that:
(A) Pets were present in the residential dwelling;
(B) Is prominently displayed and not be obscured, hidden, or detracted by logos or artwork;
(C) Includes the species using the common or usual name of the pet. Examples include, but are not limited to: cat, dog, or rabbit; and
(D) Is a font size must be at least equal to the average size used on the label or a minimum height of 1/16” of a lower case “o”.
(d) No processing, preparing, packaging, or handling of commercial foods shall be carried on in a domestic kitchen while pets are present or while other domestic activities are being carried on in such domestic kitchen, including, but not limited to;
(A) Family meal preparation, serving, dishwashing, or eating;
(B) Clothes washing or ironing;
(C) Cleaning of floors, walls, cabinets or appliances; or
(D) Entertaining guests.
(e) The physical facilities of a licensed domestic kitchen must include:
(A) Closed storage space for ingredients, finished product containers, and labels for commercial foods separate from those for domestic use;
(B) Refrigerated facilities for storage of perishable products or ingredients utilized in the processing, preparing, or handling of commercial foods separate from those for domestic use; and
(C) A storage area for household cleaning materials and other chemicals or toxic substances that is separate from foods.
(f) Medical supplies or equipment must not be in the domestic kitchen;
(g) All domestic kitchens must be available for inspection by the Department between the week-day hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the Department may, if it deems it advisable or necessary, inspect such premises on weekends or holidays or other times commercial foods are being processed, prepared, packaged, or handled.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 561 & 616
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 616.700 & 616.723
History:
DOA 4-2024, amend filed 04/18/2024, effective 04/18/2024
AD 2-1987, f. & ef. 1-30-87
AD 978(11-72), f. 8-28-72, cert. ef. 9-15-72, Renumbered from 603-023-0396