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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 12. Health |
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Agency 5. Department of Health |
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Chapter 421. Food Regulations |
Section 160. When to wash
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Food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms as specified under 12VAC5-421-140 immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articlesP and:
1. After touching bare human body parts or hair other than clean hands and clean, exposed portions of arms;P
2. After using the toilet room;P
3. After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals as allowed under 12VAC5-421-250 B;P
4. Except as specified in 12VAC5-421-220 B, after coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable tissue, using tobacco, eating, or drinking;P
5. After handling soiled equipment or utensils;P
6. During food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks;P
7. When switching between working with raw foods and working with ready-to-eat foods;P
8. Before donning gloves to initiate a task that involves working with foods;P and
9. After engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands.P
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 18, Issue 10, eff. March 1, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 02, eff. October 16, 2007; Volume 32, Issue 22, eff. July 12, 2016.