Virginia Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Chapter 585 - RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS
Part II - Management and Personnel
Article 3 - Personal Cleanliness
Section 2VAC5-585-160 - When to wash.*
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
Food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms as specified under 2VAC5-585-140 immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articlesP and:
1. After touching bare human body parts other than clean hands and clean, exposed portions of arms;P
2. After using the toilet room;P
3. After caring for or handling service animals or aquatic animals as allowed under 2VAC5-585-250 B;P
4. Except as specified in 2VAC5-585-220 B, after coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable tissue, using tobacco, eating, or drinking;P
5. After handling soiled equipment or utensils;P
6. During food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks;P
7. When switching between working with raw food and working with ready-to-eat food;P
8. Before donning gloves to initiate a task that involves working with food;P and
9. After engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands.P
Statutory Authority: § 3.2-5121 of the Code of Virginia.
