Kitchen work and preparing and serving food and beverages

For Kitchen work and preparing and serving food and beverages, jurisdiction is Federal; rule is Permitted for minors 14 and 15 years of age; cfr section is 570.34; regulatory text is Kitchen work and other work involved in preparing and serving food and beverages, including operating machines and devices used in performing such work, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

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What the source says

(i) Kitchen work and other work involved in preparing and serving food and beverages, including operating machines and devices used in performing such work. Examples of permitted machines and devices include, but are not limited to, dishwashers, toasters, dumbwaiters, popcorn poppers, milk shake blenders, coffee grinders, automatic coffee machines, devices used to maintain the temperature of prepared foods (such as warmers, steam tables, and heat lamps), and microwave ovens that are used only to warm prepared food and do not have the capacity to warm above 140 °F. Minors are permitted to clean kitchen equipment (not otherwise prohibited), remove oil or grease filters, pour oil or grease through filters, and move receptacles containing hot grease or hot oil, but only when the equipment, surfaces, containers and liquids do not exceed a temperature of 100 °F. Minors are also permitted to occasionally enter freezers momentarily to retrieve items in conjunction with restocking or food preparation.

— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-28

Source

• ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.34

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