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 2VAC5-585-180 - Hand antiseptics
Universal Citation: 2 VA Admin Code 2VAC5-585-180
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. A hand antiseptic used as a topical application, a hand antiseptic solution used as a hand dip, or a hand antiseptic soap shall:
1.
Comply with one of the following:
a. Be an
approved drug that is listed in the "Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic
Equivalence Evaluations, 39th Edition," 2019 (U.S. Food and Drug
Administration) as an approved drug based on safety and
effectiveness;Pf or
b. Have active antimicrobial ingredients that
are listed in the FDA monograph for over the counter (OTC) Health-Care
Antiseptic Drug Products, 82 FR 60474 (December 20, 2017) as an antiseptic
handwash;Pf
2. Consist only of components that the
intended use of each complies with one of the following:
a. A threshold of regulation exemption under
21
CFR 170.39;
Pf
b. 21 CFR Part 178, as regulated for use as a
food additive with conditions of safe
use;Pf
c. A determination of generally recognized as
safe (GRAS). Partial listings of substances with food uses that are GRAS may be
found in 21 CFR Part 182, 21 CFR Part 184, or 21 CFR Part 186; and in FDA's
Inventory of GRAS Notices;Pf
d. A prior sanction listed under 21 CFR Part
181;Pf or
e. A food contact notification that is
effective;Pf and
3. Be applied only to hands that are cleaned
as specified under
2VAC5-585-140.Pf
B. If a hand antiseptic or a hand antiseptic solution used as a hand dip does not meet the criteria specified under subdivision A 2 of this section, use shall be:
1. Followed by thorough hand rinsing in clean
water before hand contact with food or by the use of
gloves;Pf or
2. Limited to situations that involve no
direct contact with food by the bare
hands.Pf
C. A hand antiseptic solution used as a hand dip shall be maintained clean and at a strength equivalent to at least 100 mg/l (ppm) chlorine.Pf
Statutory Authority: § 3.2-5121 of the Code of Virginia.
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