21 CFR § 1250.28 - Source and handling of ice.

---
identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s1250.28"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 1250.28 - Source and handling of ice."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1250.28"
section_name: "Source and handling of ice."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER CERTAIN OTHER ACTS ADMINISTERED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "1250"
part_name: "INTERSTATE CONVEYANCE SANITATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 216, 243, 264, 271."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 5624, Feb. 6, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1250"
---


# 1250.28 Source and handling of ice.

Ice coming in contact with food or drink and not manufactured on the conveyance shall be obtained from sources approved by competent health authorities. All ice coming in contact with food or drink shall be stored and handled in such manner as to avoid contamination.