Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Title 2. Agriculture |
Agency 5. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services |
Chapter 585. Retail Food Establishment Regulations |
Section 10. Retail food establishment regulations |
Section 15. [Repealed] |
Section 20. Food safety, illness prevention, and honest presentation |
Section 30. Statement |
Section 40. Definitions |
Section 50. Assignment |
Section 60. Demonstration |
Section 65. Certified food protection manager |
Section 67. Food protection manager certification |
Section 70. Duties of person in charge |
Section 80. Responsibility of operator, person in charge, and conditional employees |
Section 90. Exclusions and restrictions |
Section 100. Removal 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 [Repealed] |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 [Repealed] |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 [Repealed] |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, unadulterated, and honestly presented |
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 from hands |
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 of raw animal foods |
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 or reconditioning 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, 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, nonfood-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. Specifications |
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 |
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. Distribution, delivery, and retention system |
Section 2160. Alternative water supply |
Section 2170. Approved materials |
Section 2180. Approved system and cleanable fixtures |
Section 2190. Handwashing sink, 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, locations |
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. 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 2505. Establishment drainage system |
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 2595. Indoor storage area |
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 ceilings - cleanability |
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 3047. Disposable towels, waste receptacle |
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. (Reserved) |
Section 3540. Variances, modifications and waivers |
Section 3541. Documentation of proposed variance and justification |
Section 3542. Conformance with approved procedures |
Section 3550. (Reserved) |
Section 3560. (Reserved) |
Section 3570. (Reserved) |
Section 3580. (Reserved) |
Section 3590. (Reserved) |
Section 3600. Facility and operating plans - when plans are required |
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 3655. Responsibilities of the department |
Section 3660. Responsibilities of the operator |
Section 3800. Frequency, establishing inspection interval |
Section 3810. Performance-based and risk-based inspections |
Section 3815. Competency of inspectors |
Section 3820. Access allowed at reasonable times |
Section 3830. Refusal, notification of right to access, and final request for access |
Section 3840. Refusal, reporting |
Section 3850. Inspection order to gain access |
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 information |
Section 3910. Imminent health hazard, ceasing operations and reporting |
Section 3920. Resumption of operations |
Section 3930. Priority or priority foundation item, timely correction |
Section 3940. Verification and documentation of correction |
Section 3950. Core items, timely correction |
Section 3960. (Reserved) |
Section 4040. Investigation and control, obtaining information: personal history of illness, medical examination, and specimen analysis |
Section 4050. Restriction or exclusion of food employee |
Section 4060. Restriction or exclusion request: information required |
Section 4070. Release of food employee from restriction or exclusion |
Appendix 9998. FORMS (2VAC5-585) |
Appendix 9999. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE |