South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-25 - Retail Food Establishments
Chapter 61-25.2 - MANAGEMENT AND PERSONNEL
Part 61-25.2-4 - HYGIENIC PRACTICES
Section 61-25.2-401 - Food Contamination Prevention

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-25.2-401

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

2-401.11 Eating, Drinking, or Using Tobacco.

(A) Except as specified in (B) of this section, an employee shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where the contamination of exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, unwrapped single-service and single-use articles or other items needing protection cannot result.

(B) A food employee may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of:
(1) The food employee's hands;

(2) The container; and

(3) Exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, and linens; and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.

2-401.12 Discharges from the Eyes, Nose, and Mouth.

Food employees experiencing persistent sneezing, coughing, or a runny nose that causes discharges from the eyes, nose, or mouth shall not work with exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, or unwrapped single-service or single-use articles.

2-401.13 Use of Bandages, Finger Cots, or Finger Stalls.

If used, an impermeable cover such as a bandage, finger cot, or finger stall located on the wrist, hand, or finger of a food employee working with exposed food shall be covered with a single-use glove.

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