Can a food business supply doggy bags to customers?
The term doggy bag comes from restaurants which have provided customers with left over food from their meal to take home for the family pet. However, today many customers will consume the food themselves at a later time. There are no laws that prohibit food businesses from supplying customers with doggy bags. It is the restaurant’s choice whether or not they decide to allow customer take home doggy bags. Food from doggy bags can be exposed to food safety hazards such as temperature abuse and inappropriate food handling by the customer.
