Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 57 - Food Protection
Section 5712 - Applicability


This subchapter shall not apply to food that meets all of the following requirements:
(1) The food is not potentially hazardous food.
(2) The food is prepared in a private home.
(3) The food is used or offered for human consumption by any of the following organizations:
(i) A tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3)).
(ii) A volunteer fire company or ambulance, religious, charitable, fraternal, veterans, civic, sportsmen, agricultural fair or agricultural association or any separately chartered auxiliary of any of these associations, on a not-for-profit basis.
(iii) An organization that is established to promote and encourage participation and support for extracurricular recreational activities for youth of primary and secondary public, private and parochial school systems on a not-for-profit basis.
(4) The organization that uses or offers the food for human consumption informs consumers that the organization uses or offers food that has been prepared in private homes that are not licensed or inspected.
(5) The food is donated to an organization described under paragraph (3).

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 3 - AGRICULTURE

Chapter 57 - Food Protection

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 5701 - Short title of subchapter

Section 5702 - Definitions

Section 5703 - License required

Section 5704 - Inspection, sampling and analysis

Section 5707 - Powers of department

Section 5708 - Infectious persons

Section 5709 - Linens, equipment and utensils

Section 5710 - Retail food facility and employee cleanliness

Section 5711 - Toilets, sinks and drains

Section 5712 - Applicability

Section 5713 - School cafeterias and organized camps

Section 5714 - Penalties

Section 5721 - Short title of subchapter

Section 5722 - Definitions

Section 5723 - Prohibited acts

Section 5724 - Temporary or permanent injunctions

Section 5725 - Penalties

Section 5726 - Detention and condemnation

Section 5727 - Temporary permits

Section 5728 - Adulteration of food

Section 5729 - Misbranding of food

Section 5730 - Regulations to exempt certain labeling requirements

Section 5731 - Poisonous or deleterious substances and tolerances

Section 5732 - Inspection, sampling and analysis

Section 5733 - Rules and regulations

Section 5734 - Registration of food establishments

Section 5735 - Product registration

Section 5736 - Construction of subchapter

Section 5737 - Acts not affected

Section 5741 - Scope of subchapter

Section 5742 - Definitions

Section 5743 - Label requirement

Section 5744 - Sell-by date or best-by date of greater than 17 days from pasteurization

Section 5745 - Prohibitions

Section 5746 - Monitoring by milk plants and department

Section 5747 - Regulations