Teachers take several milks from the cooler to serve younger children who cannot reach in. They then return the rest. Is this okay?

Teachers can do this as long as they are serving the milk to the students. However, once the milk is on the child’s tray it is viewed as having been SERVED and so cannot be returned to the milk cooler and served to another child. 

Prepared: October 2006

If you have questions, contact Dr. Angela Fraser, Associate Professor/Food Safety Education Specialist, Clemson University, Clemson, SC.

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