12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-421-160 - When to wash
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
Notes
Statutory Authority: §§ 35.1-11 and 35.1-14 of the Code of Virginia.
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