Special Facilities and Vending Operations

MANUAL OF NAVAL PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

3-6 SPECIAL FACILITIES AND VENDING OPERATIONS

3-6.1

CLUBS, MESSES, EXCHANGES AND CONCESSIONS

(FOOD SERVICE) AND DELICATESSENS

3-6.2

AUXILIARY RESALE OUTLETS (ARO'S)

3-6.3

VENDING OPERATIONS

3-6.4

MOBILE FOOD SERVICE

3-6.5

COMMISSARIES

3-6.6

COFFEE MESSES

3-6.7

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS AND FAMILY HOME CARE UNITS

3-6.1 Clubs, Messes, Exchanges and Concessions

(Food Service) and Delicatessens

All clubs, messes, exchanges, and concessionary food service operations

must comply with sanitary standards and regulations prescribed in this

chapter. The Person in Charge (military or civilian) should maintain close

liaison with the preventive medicine authority to ensure compliance with

all sanitation requirements. These food establishments must be inspected at

the same intervals as any food establishment by the PMA.

3-6.2 Auxiliary Resale Outlets (ARO)

OPNAVINST 4060.4 contains procedures to establish and operate AROs. The

PMA will inspect these outlets upon establishment and on an unscheduled

basis after commencement of operations. A determination will be made as to

whether PHF is being sold. AROs selling PHF will be considered food

establishments and all provisions of this manual shall apply.

3-6.3 Vending Operations

a. Vending machines placed into operation on Navy and Marine Corps

installations must comply with the standards of "The Vending of Food and

Beverages-A Model Sanitation Ordinance, Food and Drug Administration" and

be found on the "Listing of Letters of Compliance" by the National

Automatic Merchandising Association.

b. Inspections. The PMA shall ensure by inspection on a quarterly

basis, that vending machines are maintained in a sanitary manner.

3-6.4 Mobile Food Service

a. Mobile food service or canteen trucks are operated as authorized by

the Navy Exchange Manual and MCO 4066.13. They must be maintained in a

clean, sanitary condition at all times. Only single-service articles will

be provided for use by the consumer. Food service sanitation training is a

requirement for operators who dispense food items from these vehicles. The