Child care providers must utilize foods from an approved source.  The following are examples of approved sources:

• Schools and restaurants
• Grocery and other retail food stores
• Commercial food warehouses and distributors
• Local farmer’s market for whole, uncut fruits and vegetables
• Provider’s garden for whole, uncut fruits and vegetables

The following are examples of unapproved food sources:

• Custom-exempt processed beef and pork
• Wild game
• Farm fresh eggs from individuals without a valid egg license from the Missouri Department of Agriculture
• Unpasteurized milk
• Home-canned foods
• Foods prepared at an uninspected facility such as an employee’s home

If you have questions regarding approved food sources, contact us or your local public health agency.