South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:02 - Lodging and food service
Chapter 44:02:07 - Food service code
Section 44:02:07:60 - Handling of clean equipment and utensils

Universal Citation: SD Admin Rules 44:02:07:60

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 43, September 23, 2024

Clean equipment and utensils must be handled in the following manner:

(1) Equipment must be reassembled so that food-contact surfaces are not contaminated;

(2) Lubricants meeting the requirements specified in 21 C.F.R. 178.3570, April 1, 1996, must be applied to food-contact surfaces or on equipment bearings or gears that require lubrication in a manner that minimizes incidental food contact;

(3) Cleaned and sanitized utensils must be handled, displayed, and dispensed so that contamination of food- and lip-contact surfaces is prevented;

(4) Knives, forks, and spoons that are not prewrapped must be presented so that only the handles are touched by employees or by consumers if consumer self-service is provided;

(5) Soiled tableware must be removed from consumer eating and drinking areas and handled so that clean tableware is not contaminated; and

(6) Tableware may be preset under the following conditions:

(a) It is protected from contamination by being wrapped, covered, or inverted;

(b) Unused settings are removed when a consumer is seated; or

(c) It is exposed, unused settings are not removed when a consumer is seated, and it is cleaned and sanitized before further use.

General Authority: SDCL 34-1-17, 34-18-22.

Law Implemented: SDCL 34-18-22, 34-18-25.

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