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Title 25 - FOOD OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY HYGIENE FACILITIESSubtitle 25-A - FOOD AND FOOD OPERATIONS
Chapter 25-A8 - PROTECTION OF FOODS FROM CONTAMINATION AFTER RECEIVING
Rule 25-A812 - PREVENTING CONTAMINATION FROM WIPING CLOTHS - USE LIMITATION

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-A812

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Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024
Rule 25-A812 - PREVENTING CONTAMINATION FROM WIPING CLOTHS - USE LIMITATION
812.1

Cloths that are in-use for wiping food spills from tableware and carry-out containers that occur as food is being served shall be:

(a) Maintained dry; and
(b) Used for no other purpose.
812.2

Cloths that are in-use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces shall be:

(a) Held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a concentration specified in § 1813; and
(b) Laundered daily as specified in § 2101.4.
812.3

Cloths that are in-use for wiping surfaces in contact with raw animal foods shall be kept separate from cloths used for other purposes.

812.4

Dry wiping cloths and the chemical sanitizing solutions specified in § 812.2(a) in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses shall be free of food debris and visible soil.

812.5

Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions specified in § 812.2(a) in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses shall be stored off the floor and used in a manner that prevents contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single service, or single-use articles.

812.6

Single-use disposable sanitizer wipes shall be used in accordance with EPA approved manufacturer's label use instructions.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-A812

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012)
Authority: Sections 4 and 10 of An Act Relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Columbia, approved February 17, 1898 (30 Stat. 246: D.C. Official Code §§ 48-104 and 48-110 (2009 Repl.)); Section 7 of An Act Making Appropriations to provide for the expenses for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes (32 Stat.627: D.C. Official Code § 47-2834(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b) (2005 Repl.)); and Mayor's Order 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002 and Mayor's Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998.