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content should be no more than 30% of total calories and the meal may not exceed 1300 <br /> milligrams of sodium. Full meal requirements are contained in the North Carolina <br /> Division of Aging and Adult Service Standards Manual for Congregate Nutrition/Home <br /> Delivered Meals. (http://www.ncdhhs.gov/aging/svcstd/nutrition.pdD <br /> b. Each category of the "Food Service Specifications" as outlined in the bid package and <br /> incorporated by reference as an integral part hereof must be followed. <br /> c. Each meal shall comply with all applicable regulations of the Department of Health and <br /> Human Services, Administration on Aging, and the North Carolina Division of Aging <br /> Service Standards Manual, Volume I, Congregate Nutrition/Home Delivered Meals, <br /> pursuant to the Older Americans Act, as amended. <br /> d. Menu substitutions will not be allowed except under extreme circumstances. If such a <br /> circumstance arises, food substitutions shall be approved by the person(s) responsible for <br /> menu review to ensure meals meet one-third of the daily Recommended Dietary <br /> Allowances. The dietitian responsible for menu review must be consulted and give <br /> approval to the substitution at least one (1) day prior to the proposed change. <br /> Documentation that the substitution has been approved must be on file within 90 days of <br /> serving or, in the case of the fourth quarter of the state fiscal year, not later than July 31. <br /> Meals with substitutions not approved in this manner are not eligible for reimbursement. <br /> Any deviation from the certified menu must be documented by a menu change form and <br /> the specific food substitution listed. The menu change form must be dated and signed by <br /> the person authorizing the change. Change forms shall be kept on file with the certified <br /> menu for audit. The Caterer will be responsible for assuring that all menu substitutions <br /> meet one third (1/3) of the daily recommended dietary allowance for adults over age 60 <br /> and conform to the meal pattern as set forth by North Carolina Division of Aging and <br /> Adult Services. All permanent changes in menus must be documented and recorded at <br /> the time they are incurred and all substitutions must include the same nutritional <br /> requirements as the original item. All permanent changes must be approved by County <br /> prior to food service. No more than one substitution, whether temporary or permanent, <br /> are allowed per month. <br /> e. Any meal that does not meet one-third (1/3) RDA and the meal pattern and service <br /> standards, and is served to an eligible adult, is not a reportable unit of service for <br /> reimbursement or USDA entitlement. <br /> 11. Meals will not be served on the following days and the holiday schedule to be observed for <br /> the purpose of this Agreement is as follows, but may be altered by mutual written agreement <br /> of the parties. <br /> New Year's Day <br /> Martin Luther King Jr. Day. <br /> Good Friday-Easter <br /> Memorial Day <br /> Independence Day <br /> 5 <br /> Revised 1212016 <br />