Section 960. Multiuse, characteristics  


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  • Part IV. Equipment, Utensils, and Linens

    Article 1. Materials for Construction and Repair

    Materials that are used in the construction of utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment shall not allow the migration of deleterious substances or impart colors, odors, or tastes to food and under normal use conditions shall be:P

    1. Safe;P

    2. Durable, corrosion-resistant, and nonabsorbent;

    3. Sufficient in weight and thickness to withstand repeated warewashing;

    4. Finished to have a smooth, easily cleanable surface; and

    5. Resistant to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring, distortion, and decomposition.

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.

Statutory Authority

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