(a) Prepackaged food.--
(1) Retail food facilities where only commercially prepackaged food is handled and sold are exempt from this chapter.
(2) Retail food facilities that handle and sell food other than commercially prepackaged food are exempt from this chapter during time periods or work shifts when only commercially prepackaged food is sold.
(b) Nonpotentially hazardous food.--
(1) Retail food facilities that handle only nonpotentially hazardous food are exempt from this chapter.
(2) Retail food facilities that handle and sell potentially hazardous food are exempt from this chapter during time periods or work shifts when only nonpotentially hazardous food is handled and sold.
(c) Food establishments.--Food establishments are exempt from this chapter.
(d) Exempt retail food facilities.--Except as set forth in section 6504(c)(2) (relating to certification of employees), the following retail food facilities are exempt from this chapter:
(1) A retail food facility managed by an organization which is 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)).
(2) A retail food facility managed on a not-for-profit basis by an organization which is a volunteer fire company or an ambulance, religious, charitable, fraternal, veterans, civic, agricultural fair or agricultural association or any separately chartered auxiliary of any of the above associations.
(3) A retail food facility managed by an organization which 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. This paragraph does not apply to organized camps.
(Dec. 20, 2000, P.L.934, No.124, eff. 60 days; Nov. 23, 2010, P.L.1039, No.106, eff. 60 days)
Cross References. Section 6510 is referred to in section 6504 of this title.