California Health and Safety Code

§ 114132

HSC § 114132 Effective Jan 1, 2007Div. 104 · Part 7 · Ch. 6 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Except as specified in this section, wood and wood wicker shall not be used as a food-contact surface.

(b)Hard maple or an equivalently hard, close-grained wood may be used for cutting boards, cutting blocks, bakers’ tables, utensils such as rolling pins, doughnut dowels, salad bowls, and chopsticks, wooden paddles used in confectionery operations for pressure scraping kettles when manually preparing confections at a temperature of 230°F or above, and cedar planks used for grilling or baking seafood.

(c)Whole, uncut, raw fruits and vegetables and nuts in the shell may be kept in wood shipping containers until the fruits, vegetables, or nuts are used.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.