Virginia Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Chapter 585 - RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS
Part IV - Equipment, Utensils, and Linens
Article 9 - Protection of Clean Items
Section 2VAC5-585-2020 - Kitchenware and tableware
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Single-service and single-use articles and cleaned and sanitized utensils shall be handled, displayed, and dispensed so that contamination of food- and lip-contact surfaces is prevented.
B. Knives, forks, and spoons that are not prewrapped shall be presented so that only the handles are touched by employees and by consumers if consumer self-service is provided.
C. Except as specified under subsection B of this section, single-service articles that are intended for food- or lip-contact shall be furnished for consumer self-service with the original individual wrapper intact or from an approved dispenser.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-5121 of the Code of Virginia.