Code of Maine Rules
01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY
001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERAL
Chapter 346 - RULES GOVERNING MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION AND LICENSING
Sec2 001-346-5 - PERSONAL HYGIENE
Subsection 001-346-5-2 - Personal Cleanliness

A. Food Employees shall keep their hands and exposed portions or their arms clean.

B. Food employees shall clean their hands and the exposed portions of their arms with a cleaning compound in a lavatory, by vigorously rubbing together the surfaces of their lathered hands and arms for at least 20 seconds and thoroughly rinsing with clean water. Employees shall pay particular attention to the areas underneath the fingernails and between the fingers.

C. Food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils.