Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4626 - FOOD CODE; FOOD MANAGERS
REFUSE AND RECYCLABLES
Part 4626.1270 - REFUSE; STORAGE AREAS, REDEEMING MACHINES, EQUIPMENT, AND RECEPTACLES; LOCATION. 5-501.19

Universal Citation: MN Rules 4626.1270

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024

A. An area designated for refuse, recyclables, returnables, and, except as specified i in item B, a redeeming machine for recyclables or returnables must be located so that it is separate from food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles and a nuisance or a public health hazard is not created.

B. A redeeming machine may be located in the packaged food storage area or consumer area of a food establishment if food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles are not subject to contamination from the machine and a public health hazard or nuisance is not created.

C. The location of receptacles and waste handling units for refuse, recyclables, and returnables must not create a public health hazard or nuisance or interfere with the cleaning of adjacent space.

Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101; 31.11; 144.05; 144.08; 144.12; 157.011

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