Section 1970. Wiping cloths, air-drying locations  


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  • Wiping cloths laundered in a food establishment that does not have a mechanical clothes dryer as specified in 12VAC5-421-1490 B shall be air-dried in a location and in a manner that prevents contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles and the wiping cloths. This section does not apply if wiping cloths are stored after laundering in a sanitizing solution as specified under 12VAC5-421-1700.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 18, Issue 10, eff. March 1, 2002.

Statutory Authority

§§ 35.1-11 and 35.1-14 of the Code of Virginia.