South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:02 - Lodging and food service
Chapter 44:02:07 - Food service code
Section 44:02:07:24 - Preventing contamination from equipment, utensils, and wiping cloths
Universal Citation: SD Admin Rules 44:02:07:24
Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024
Food must be protected from contamination by equipment, utensils, and wiping cloths by the following methods:
(1) Preventing contact with probe-type price or identification tags;
(2) Preventing contact with surfaces of utensils and equipment that are not cleaned and sanitized;
(3) Ensuring in-use utensils are stored properly during pauses in food preparation or dispensing, as follows:
(a) Except as specified under
subsection (b) of this subdivision, in the food with their handles above the
top of the food and the container;
(b) In food that is not potentially hazardous
with their handles above the top of the food in containers or equipment that
can be closed, such as bins of sugar, flour, or cinnamon;
(c) In running water of sufficient velocity
to flush particulates to the drain, if the utensils are used with moist food
such as ice cream or mashed potatoes;
(d) In a clean, protected location if the
utensils, such as ice scoops, are used only with a food that is not potentially
hazardous; or
(e) Clean, sanitized,
and dry;
(4) Preventing contact with wiping cloths that do not meet the following requirements:
(a) Cloths used for wiping food spills on
tableware, such as plates, bowls, or carryout containers served to the
consumer, must be clean, dry, and used for no other purpose;
(b) Cloths used for wiping food spills must
be moist and laundered as required, stored in a chemical sanitizer, and used
for wiping spills from food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment;
or
(c) Dry or moist cloths that are
used with raw animal foods must be kept separate from cloths used for other
purposes, and the moist cloths used with raw animal foods must be kept in a
separate sanitizing solution.
General Authority: SDCL 34-1-17, 34-18-22.
Law Implemented: SDCL 34-18-22, 34-18-25.
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