Section 35.136 and 28 C.F.R. Section 36.302.
"Sewage" means liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution and
may include liquids containing chemicals in solution.
“Shared kitchen” “Shared kitchen” means (1) any establishment used as a place of business for the
exclusive or primary purpose of utilizing, leasing or renting its kitchen space to individuals or entities
for food preparation, temporary extra production capacity, menu planning, training, taste testing,
product development, food packaging, food storage or any other food-related purpose; or (2) any
retail or wholesale food establishment licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter that
leases, rents or otherwise makes kitchen space available at such establishment for utilization by
individuals or entities for food preparation, temporary extra production capacity, menu planning,
training, taste testing, product development, food packaging, food storage or any other food-related
purpose that is secondary or incidental to the establishment's primary business activity of retail or
wholesale food establishment. For the purposes of these Rules, shared kitchens shall be considered
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to be retail food establishments.
"Shellfish control authority" means a state, federal, foreign, tribal, or other government entity
legally responsible for administering a program that includes certification of MOLLUSCAN
SHELLFISH harvesters and DEALERs for interstate commerce.
"Shellstock" means raw, in-shell MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH.
"Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli" (STEC) means any E. coli capable of producing Shiga
toxins (also called verocytotoxins). STEC infections can be asymptomatic or may result in a spectrum
of illness ranging from mild non-bloody diarrhea, to hemorrhagic colitis (i.e., bloody diarrhea), to
hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS - a type of kidney failure). Examples of serotypes of STEC include:
E. coli O157:H7; E. coli O157:NM; E. coli O26:H11; E. coli O145:NM; E. coli O103:H2; and E. coli
O111:NM. STEC are sometimes referred to as VTEC (verocytotoxigenic E. coli) or as EHEC
(Enterohemorrhagic E. coli). EHEC are a subset of STEC which can cause hemorrhagic colitis or HUS.
"Shucked shellfish" means MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH that have one or both shells removed.
“Single-service articles” means cups, containers, lids or closures; plates, knives, forks, spoons,
stirrers, paddles, straws, place mats, napkins, doilies, wrapping material, bags, and all similar articles
which are constructed wholly or in part from paper, paper board, molded pulp, metal, wood, plastic,
synthetic or other readily destructible materials, which are intended by the manufacturers and generally