Section 10. Definitions

Section 20. [Reserved]

Section 30. Purpose

Section 40. Administration of regulation

Section 50. Assignment of responsibility

Section 55. Certified food protection manager

Section 60. Demonstration of knowledge

Section 65. Food protection manager certification

Section 70. Duties of person in charge

Section 80. Responsibility of permit holder, person in charge, and conditional employees

Section 90. Exclusions and restrictions

Section 100. Removal, adjustment, or retention of exclusions and restrictions

Section 110. [Repealed]

Section 120. [Repealed]

Section 130. Clean condition of hands and arms

Section 140. Cleaning procedure of hands and arms

Section 150. [Repealed]

Section 160. When to wash

Section 170. Where to wash

Section 180. Hand antiseptics

Section 190. Maintenance of fingernails

Section 200. Prohibition of jewelry

Section 210. Clean condition of outer clothing

Section 220. Eating, drinking, or using tobacco

Section 230. Discharges from the eyes, nose, and mouth

Section 240. Effectiveness of hair restraints

Section 250. Handling of animals prohibited

Section 255. Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events

Section 260. Safe and unadulterated

Section 270. Compliance with food law

Section 280. Food in a hermetically sealed container

Section 290. Fluid milk and milk products

Section 295. Juice treated

Section 300. Fish

Section 310. Molluscan shellfish

Section 320. Wild mushrooms

Section 330. Game animals

Section 340. Temperature

Section 350. Additives

Section 360. Eggs

Section 370. Eggs and milk products, pasteurized

Section 380. Package integrity

Section 390. Ice

Section 400. Shucked shellfish, packaging and identification

Section 410. Shellstock identification

Section 420. Shellstock; condition

Section 430. Molluscan shellfish; original container

Section 440. Shellstock; maintaining identification

Section 450. Preventing contamination

Section 460. Preventing contamination when tasting

Section 470. Packaged and unpackaged food - separation, packaging, and segregation

Section 480. Food storage containers; identified with common name of food

Section 490. Pasteurized eggs; substitute for raw eggs for certain recipes and populations

Section 500. Protection from unapproved additives

Section 510. Washing fruits and vegetables

Section 520. Ice used as exterior coolant, prohibited as ingredient

Section 530. Storage or display of food in contact with water or ice

Section 540. Food contact with equipment and utensils

Section 550. In-use utensils, between-use storage

Section 560. Linens and napkins, use limitation

Section 570. Wiping cloths; use limitation

Section 580. Gloves; use limitation

Section 590. Using clean tableware for second portions and refills

Section 600. Refilling returnables

Section 610. Food storage

Section 620. Food storage; prohibited areas

Section 630. Vended time/temperature control for safety food; original container

Section 640. Food preparation

Section 650. Food display

Section 660. Condiments; protection

Section 670. Consumer self-service operations

Section 680. Returned food and reservice of food

Section 690. Miscellaneous sources of contamination

Section 700. Raw animal foods

Section 710. Microwave cooking

Section 720. Plant food cooking for hot holding

Section 725. Noncontinuous cooking

Section 730. Parasite destruction

Section 740. Records, creation and retention

Section 750. [Repealed]

Section 755. Preparation for immediate service

Section 760. Reheating for hot holding

Section 765. Treating juice

Section 770. Frozen food

Section 780. Time/temperature control for safety food, slacking

Section 790. Thawing

Section 800. Cooling

Section 810. Cooling methods

Section 820. Time/temperature control for safety food; hot and cold holding

Section 830. Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food; date marking

Section 840. Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food; disposition

Section 850. Time as a public health control

Section 860. Variance requirement

Section 870. Reduced oxygen packaging without a variance, criteria

Section 880. Standards of identity

Section 890. Honestly presented

Section 900. Food labels

Section 910. Other forms of information

Section 920. [Reserved]

Section 930. Consumer advisory: consumption of animal foods that are raw, undercooked, or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens

Section 940. Discarding unsafe, adulterated, or contaminated food

Section 950. Pasteurized foods, prohibited reservice, and prohibited food

Section 960. Multiuse, characteristics

Section 970. Cast iron, use limitation

Section 980. Lead, use limitation

Section 990. Copper, use limitation

Section 1000. Galvanized metal, use limitation

Section 1010. Sponges, use limitation

Section 1020. [Repealed]

Section 1030. [Repealed]

Section 1040. Wood, use limitation

Section 1050. Nonstick coatings, use limitation

Section 1060. Nonfood-contact surfaces

Section 1070. Single-service and single-use, characteristics

Section 1080. Equipment and utensils

Section 1090. Food temperature measuring devices

Section 1100. Food-contact surfaces; cleanability

Section 1110. CIP equipment

Section 1120. "V" threads; use limitation

Section 1130. Hot oil filtering equipment

Section 1140. Can openers

Section 1150. Nonfood-contact surfaces

Section 1160. Kick plates; removable

Section 1170. Ventilation hood systems; filters

Section 1180. Temperature measuring devices; food

Section 1190. Temperature measuring devices; ambient air and water

Section 1200. Pressure measuring devices, mechanical warewashing equipment

Section 1210. Ventilation hood systems, drip prevention

Section 1220. Equipment openings, closures and deflectors

Section 1230. Dispensing equipment, protection of equipment and food

Section 1240. Vending machine, vending stage closure

Section 1250. Bearings and gear boxes, leakproof

Section 1260. Beverage tubing, separation

Section 1270. Ice units, separation of drains

Section 1280. Condenser unit, separation

Section 1290. Can openers on vending machines

Section 1300. Molluscan shellfish tanks

Section 1310. Vending machines, automatic shutoff

Section 1320. Temperature measuring devices

Section 1330. Warewashing machine, data plate operating specifications

Section 1340. Warewashing machines, internal baffles

Section 1350. Warewashing machines, temperature measuring devices

Section 1360. Manual warewashing equipment, heaters and baskets

Section 1370. Warewashing machines, sanitizer level indicator automatic dispensing of detergents and sanitizers

Section 1380. Warewashing machines, flow pressure device

Section 1390. Warewashing sinks and drainboards, self-draining

Section 1400. Equipment compartments, drainage

Section 1410. Vending machines, liquid waste products

Section 1420. Case lot handling apparatuses, movability

Section 1430. Vending machine doors and openings

Section 1435. Food equipment, certification and classification

Section 1440. [Repealed]

Section 1450. Cooling, heating, and holding capacities

Section 1460. Manual warewashing, sink compartment requirements

Section 1470. Drainboards

Section 1480. Ventilation hood systems, adequacy

Section 1490. Clothes washers and dryers

Section 1500. Utensils, consumer self-service

Section 1510. Food temperature measuring devices

Section 1520. Temperature measuring devices, manual and mechanical warewashing

Section 1530. Sanitizing solutions, testing devices

Section 1535. Cleaning agents and sanitizers, availability

Section 1540. Equipment, clothes washers and dryers, and storage cabinets, contamination prevention

Section 1550. Fixed equipment, spacing or sealing

Section 1560. Fixed equipment, elevation or sealing

Section 1570. Good repair and proper adjustment

Section 1580. Cutting surfaces

Section 1590. Microwave ovens

Section 1600. Warewashing equipment, cleaning frequency

Section 1610. Warewashing machines, manufacturers' operating instructions

Section 1620. Warewashing sinks, use limitation

Section 1630. Warewashing equipment, cleaning agents

Section 1640. Warewashing equipment, clean solutions

Section 1650. Manual warewashing equipment, wash solution temperature

Section 1660. Mechanical warewashing equipment, wash solution temperature

Section 1670. Manual warewashing equipment, hot water sanitization temperatures

Section 1680. Mechanical warewashing equipment, hot water sanitization temperatures

Section 1690. Mechanical warewashing equipment, sanitization pressure

Section 1700. Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization - temperature, pH, concentration, and hardness

Section 1710. Manual warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization using detergent-sanitizers

Section 1720. Warewashing equipment, determining chemical sanitizer concentration

Section 1730. Good repair and calibration

Section 1740. Single-service and single-use articles, required use

Section 1750. Single-service and single-use articles, use limitation

Section 1760. Shells, use limitation

Section 1770. Equipment, food-contact surfaces, non-food-contact surfaces, and utensils

Section 1780. Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils

Section 1790. Cooking and baking equipment

Section 1800. Nonfood-contact surfaces

Section 1810. Dry cleaning

Section 1820. Precleaning

Section 1830. Loading of soiled items, warewashing machines

Section 1840. Wet cleaning

Section 1850. Washing, procedures for alternative manual warewashing equipment

Section 1860. Rinsing procedures

Section 1870. [Repealed]

Section 1880. [Repealed]

Section 1885. Food-contact surfaces and utensils

Section 1890. Before use after cleaning

Section 1900. Hot water and chemical

Section 1910. Clean linens

Section 1920. Laundering frequency for linens, cloth gloves, napkins, and wiping cloths

Section 1930. Storage of soiled linens

Section 1940. Mechanical washing

Section 1950. Use of laundry facilities

Section 1960. Equipment and utensils, air-drying required

Section 1970. Wiping cloths, air-drying locations

Section 1980. Food-contact surfaces

Section 1990. Equipment

Section 2000. Equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles

Section 2010. Prohibitions

Section 2020. Kitchenware and tableware

Section 2030. Soiled and clean tableware

Section 2040. Preset tableware

Section 2045. Rinsing equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing

Section 2050. Approved system

Section 2060. System flushing and disinfection

Section 2070. Bottled drinking water

Section 2080. Pure water standards

Section 2090. Nonpotable water

Section 2100. Sampling

Section 2110. Sample report

Section 2120. Capacity

Section 2130. Pressure

Section 2140. [Reserved]

Section 2150. [Repealed]

Section 2160. Alternative water supply

Section 2170. Approved materials

Section 2180. Approved system and cleanable fixtures

Section 2190. Handwashing sinks, water temperature, and flow

Section 2200. Backflow prevention, air gap

Section 2210. Backflow prevention device, design standard

Section 2220. Conditioning device, design

Section 2230. Handwashing sinks, numbers, and capacities

Section 2240. Toilets and urinals

Section 2250. Service sink

Section 2260. Backflow prevention device, when required

Section 2270. Backflow prevention device, carbonator

Section 2280. Handwashing sinks, location

Section 2290. Backflow prevention device, location

Section 2300. Conditioning device, location

Section 2310. Using a handwashing sink

Section 2320. Prohibiting a cross connection

Section 2330. Scheduling inspection and service for a water system device

Section 2340. Water reservoir of fogging devices, cleaning

Section 2350. System maintained in good repair

Section 2360. Mobile water tank approved materials

Section 2370. Enclosed system, sloped to drain

Section 2380. Inspection and cleaning port, protected and secured

Section 2390. "V" type threads, use limitation

Section 2400. Tank vent, protected

Section 2410. Inlet and outlet, sloped to drain

Section 2420. Hose, construction and identification

Section 2430. Filter, compressed air

Section 2440. Protective cover or device

Section 2450. Mobile food establishment tank inlet

Section 2460. System flushing and disinfection

Section 2470. Using a pump and hoses, backflow prevention

Section 2480. Protecting inlet, outlet, and hose fitting

Section 2490. Tank, pump, and hoses, dedication

Section 2500. Mobile holding tank capacity and drainage

Section 2510. [Repealed]

Section 2520. Backflow prevention

Section 2530. Grease trap

Section 2540. Conveying sewage

Section 2550. Removing mobile food establishment wastes

Section 2560. Flushing a waste retention tank

Section 2570. Approved sewage disposal system

Section 2580. Other liquid wastes and rainwater

Section 2590. [Repealed]

Section 2600. Outdoor storage surface

Section 2610. Outdoor enclosure

Section 2620. Receptacles

Section 2630. Receptacles in vending machines

Section 2640. Outside receptacles

Section 2650. Storage areas, rooms, and receptacles, capacity and availability

Section 2660. Toilet room receptacle, covered

Section 2670. Cleaning implements and supplies

Section 2680. Storage areas, redeeming machines, receptacles and waste handling units, location

Section 2690. Storing refuse, recyclables, and returnables

Section 2700. Areas, enclosures, and receptacles, good repair

Section 2710. Outside storage prohibitions

Section 2720. Covering receptacles

Section 2730. Using drain plugs

Section 2740. Maintaining refuse areas and enclosures

Section 2750. Cleaning receptacles

Section 2760. Removal frequency

Section 2770. Receptacles or vehicles

Section 2780. Community or individual facility

Section 2790. Indoor areas; surface characteristics

Section 2800. Outdoor areas; surface characteristics

Section 2810. Floors, walls, and ceilingscleanability

Section 2820. Floors, walls, and ceilings, utility lines

Section 2830. Floor and wall junctures, coved, and enclosed or sealed

Section 2840. Floor carpeting, restrictions and installation

Section 2850. Floor covering, mats and duckboards

Section 2860. Wall and ceiling coverings and coatings

Section 2870. Walls and ceilings, attachments

Section 2880. Walls and ceilings, studs, joists, and rafters

Section 2890. Light bulbs, protective shielding

Section 2900. Heating, ventilating, air conditioning system vents

Section 2910. Insect control devices, design and installation

Section 2920. Toilet rooms, enclosed

Section 2930. Outer openings, protected

Section 2940. Exterior walls and roofs, protective barrier

Section 2950. Outdoor food vending areas, overhead protection

Section 2960. Outdoor servicing areas, overhead protection

Section 2970. Outdoor walking and driving surfaces, graded to drain

Section 2980. Outdoor refuse areas, curbed and graded to drain

Section 2990. Private homes and living or sleeping quarters, use prohibition

Section 3000. Living or sleeping quarters, separation

Section 3010. [Repealed]

Section 3020. Handwashing cleanser, availability

Section 3030. Hand drying provision

Section 3040. Handwashing aids and devices, use restrictions

Section 3045. Handwashing signage

Section 3050. [Repealed]

Section 3060. [Repealed]

Section 3070. Toilet tissue, availability

Section 3080. Lighting, intensity

Section 3090. Ventilation, mechanical

Section 3100. Dressing areas and lockers, designation

Section 3110. [Repealed]

Section 3120. [Repealed]

Section 3130. Toilet rooms, convenience and accessibility

Section 3140. Employee accommodations, designated areas

Section 3150. Distressed merchandise, segregation and location

Section 3160. [Repealed]

Section 3170. Repairing

Section 3180. Cleaning, frequency and restrictions

Section 3190. Cleaning floors, dustless methods

Section 3200. Cleaning ventilation systems, nuisance and discharge prohibition

Section 3210. Cleaning maintenance tools, preventing contamination

Section 3220. Drying mops

Section 3230. Absorbent materials on floors, use limitation

Section 3240. Cleaning of plumbing fixtures

Section 3250. Closing toilet room doors

Section 3260. Using dressing rooms and lockers

Section 3270. Controlling pests

Section 3280. Removing dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, and other pests

Section 3290. Storing maintenance tools

Section 3300. Maintaining premises, unnecessary items and litter

Section 3310. Prohibiting animals

Section 3320. Original containers - identifying information, prominence

Section 3330. Working containers - common name

Section 3340. Storage, separation

Section 3350. Presence and use restriction

Section 3360. Conditions of use

Section 3370. Poisonous or toxic material containers

Section 3380. Sanitizers, criteria

Section 3390. Chemicals for washing fruits and vegetables, criteria

Section 3400. Boiler water additives, criteria

Section 3410. Drying agents, criteria

Section 3420. Lubricants - incidental food contact, criteria

Section 3430. Restricted use pesticides, criteria

Section 3440. Rodent bait stations

Section 3450. Tracking powders, pest control, and monitoring

Section 3460. Medicines - restriction and storage

Section 3470. Refrigerated medicines, storage

Section 3480. First aid supplies, storage

Section 3490. Other personal care items, storage

Section 3500. Storage and display, separation

Section 3510. Public health protection

Section 3520. Preventing health hazards, provision for conditions not addressed

Section 3530. Application of Administrative Process Act

Section 3540. [Reserved]

Section 3550. Food Service Advisory Committee

Section 3560. Exemptions to regulations

Section 3570. Variances

Section 3580. Evaluation of a variance application

Section 3590. Disposition of a variance request

Section 3600. Facility and operating plans

Section 3610. Contents of the plans and specifications

Section 3620. When a HACCP plan is required

Section 3630. Contents of a HACCP plan

Section 3640. Confidentiality -- trade secrets

Section 3650. Preoperational inspections

Section 3660. Permits

Section 3670. Application procedure, submission before proposed opening

Section 3680. Form of submission

Section 3690. Qualifications and responsibilities of applicants

Section 3700. Contents of the application

Section 3710. New, converted, or remodeled establishments

Section 3720. Existing establishments, permit renewal, and change of ownership

Section 3730. Denial of application for permit, notice

Section 3740. Responsibilities of the regulatory authority

Section 3750. Responsibilities of the permit holder

Section 3760. Permits not transferable

Section 3770. Summary suspension of a permit

Section 3780. Revocation of a permit

Section 3790. Application after revocation

Section 3800. Periodic inspection

Section 3810. Performance-based and risk-based inspections

Section 3815. Competency of environmental health specialists

Section 3820. Access allowed at reasonable times after due notice

Section 3830. Refusal, notification of right to access, and final request for access

Section 3840. Refusal, reporting

Section 3850. Inspection warrants

Section 3860. Documenting information and observations

Section 3870. Specifying time frame for corrections

Section 3880. Issuing report and obtaining acknowledgment of receipt

Section 3890. Refusal to sign acknowledgment

Section 3900. Public records

Section 3910. Imminent health hazard, ceasing operations and reporting

Section 3920. Resumption of operations

Section 3930. Timely correction

Section 3940. Verification and documentation of correction

Section 3950. Core item, timeframe for correction

Section 3960. Examination for condemnation of food

Section 3970. Enforcement of regulation

Section 3980. Request for informal fact-finding conference

Section 3990. [Repealed]

Section 4000. Appeals

Section 4010. Penalties, injunctions, civil penalties and charges for violations

Section 4020. Compliance with the Uniform Statewide Building Code

Section 4030. Local ordinance superseded; exception

Section 4035. Exempt facilities that choose to be regulated

Section 4040. Investigation and control, obtaining information: personal history of illness, medical examination,

Section 4050. Restriction or exclusion of food employee, or summary suspension of permit

Section 4060. Restriction or exclusion order: warning or hearing not required, information required in order

Section 4070. Release of food employee from restriction or exclusion

Appendix 9998. FORMS (12VAC5-421)

Appendix 9999. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (12VAC5-421)