Section 3. Statutory Authority

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NMAC › Title 7 (HEALTH) › Chapter 6 (FOOD HANDLING) › Part 2 (FOOD SERVICE AND FOOD PROCESSING) › Section 3

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Section 74-1-8 NMSA 1978 directs the environmental improvement board to promulgate regulations and standards for food protection. Section 74-1-9 NMSA 1978 directs the procedures for adoption. Section 25-1-4 delineates requirements of food service establishments to prepare and serve food in a manner safe for human consumption, free from adulteration, spoilage, contamination and unwholesomeness. Section 25-1-7 NMSA 1978 authorizes the department of environment to execute any provisions of the Food Service Sanitation Act (Chapter 25, Article 1 NMSA 1978).

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