Chapter 421. Food RegulationsRead Chapter
- Part I.Read allDefinitions, Purpose, and Administration
- Section 10
- Definitions
- Section 20
- [Reserved]
- Section 30
- Purpose
- Section 40
- Administration of regulation
- Part II.Read allManagement and Personnel
- Article 1.Read allSupervision
- Section 50
- Assignment of responsibility
- Section 55
- Certified food protection manager
- Section 60
- Demonstration of knowledge
- Section 65
- Food protection manager certification
- Section 70
- Duties of person in charge
- Article 2.Read allEmployee Health
- Section 80
- Responsibility of permit holder, person in charge, and conditional employees
- Section 90
- Exclusions and restrictions
- Section 100
- Removal, adjustment, or retention of exclusions and restrictions
- Section 110
- [Repealed]
- Section 120
- [Repealed]
- Article 3.Read allPersonal Cleanliness
- Section 130
- Clean condition of hands and arms
- Section 140
- Cleaning procedure of hands and arms
- Section 150
- [Repealed]
- Section 160
- When to wash
- Section 170
- Where to wash
- Section 180
- Hand antiseptics
- Section 190
- Maintenance of fingernails
- Section 200
- Prohibition of jewelry
- Section 210
- Clean condition of outer clothing
- Article 4.Read allHygienic Practices
- Section 220
- Eating, drinking, or using tobacco
- Section 230
- Discharges from the eyes, nose, and mouth
- Section 235
- Use of bandages, finger cots, or finger stalls
- Section 235
- Use of bandages, finger cots, or finger stalls
- Section 240
- Effectiveness of hair restraints
- Section 250
- Handling of animals prohibited
- Section 255
- Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events
- Part III.Read allFood
- Article 1.Read allCharacteristics
- Section 260
- Safe , unadulterated, and honestly presented
- Article 2.Read allSources, Specifications, and Original Containers and Records
- Section 270
- Compliance with food law
- Section 280
- Food in a hermetically sealed container
- Section 290
- Fluid milk and milk products
- Section 295
- Juice treated
- Section 300
- Fish
- Section 310
- Molluscan shellfish
- Section 320
- Wild mushrooms
- Section 330
- Game animals
- Section 340
- Temperature
- Section 350
- Additives
- Section 360
- Eggs
- Section 370
- Eggs and milk products, pasteurized
- Section 380
- Package integrity
- Section 390
- Ice
- Section 400
- Shucked shellfish, packaging, and identification
- Section 410
- Shellstock identification
- Section 420
- Shellstock; condition
- Section 430
- Molluscan shellfish; original container
- Section 440
- Shellstock; maintaining identification
- Article 3.Read allProtection from Contamination after Receiving
- Section 450
- Preventing contamination from hands
- Section 460
- Preventing contamination when tasting
- Section 470
- Packaged and unpackaged food - separation, packaging, and segregation
- Section 480
- Food storage containers; identified with common name of food
- Section 490
- Pasteurized eggs; substitute for raw eggs for certain recipes and populations
- Section 500
- Protection from unapproved additives
- Section 510
- Washing fruits and vegetables
- Section 520
- Ice used as exterior coolant, prohibited as ingredient
- Section 530
- Storage or display of food in contact with water or ice
- Section 540
- Food contact with equipment and utensils
- Section 550
- In-use utensils, between-use storage
- Section 560
- Linens and napkins, use limitation
- Section 570
- Wiping cloths; use limitation
- Section 580
- Gloves; use limitation
- Section 590
- Using clean tableware for second portions and refills
- Section 600
- Refilling returnables
- Section 610
- Food storage
- Section 620
- Food storage; prohibited areas
- Section 630
- Vended time/temperature control for safety food; original container
- Section 640
- Food preparation
- Section 650
- Food display
- Section 660
- Condiments; protection
- Section 670
- Consumer self-service operations
- Section 680
- Returned food and reservice of food
- Section 690
- Miscellaneous sources of contamination
- Article 4.Read allDestruction of Organisms of Public Health Concern
- Section 700
- Raw animal foods
- Section 710
- Microwave cooking
- Section 720
- Plant food cooking for hot holding
- Section 725
- Noncontinuous cooking
- Section 730
- Parasite destruction
- Section 740
- Records, creation and retention
- Section 750
- [Repealed]
- Section 755
- Preparation for immediate service
- Section 760
- Reheating for hot holding
- Article 5.Read allLimitation of Growth of Organisms of Public Health Concern
- Section 765
- Treating juice
- Section 770
- Frozen food
- Section 780
- Time/temperature control for safety food, slacking
- Section 790
- Thawing
- Section 800
- Cooling
- Section 810
- Cooling methods
- Section 820
- Time/temperature control for safety food; hot and cold holding
- Section 830
- Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food; date marking
- Section 840
- Ready-to-eat, time/temperature control for safety food; disposition
- Section 850
- Time as a public health control
- Section 860
- Variance requirement
- Section 870
- Reduced oxygen packaging without a variance, criteria
- Article 6.Read allFood Identity, Presentation, and On-Premises Labeling
- Section 880
- Standards of identity
- Section 890
- Honestly presented
- Section 900
- Food labels
- Section 910
- Other forms of information
- Section 920
- [Reserved]
- Section 930
- Consumer advisory: consumption of animal foods that are raw, undercooked, or not otherwise processed to eliminate pathogens
- Article 7.Read allContaminated Food
- Section 940
- Discarding or reconditioning unsafe, adulterated, or contaminated food
- Article 8.Read allSpecial Requirements for Highly Susceptible Populations
- Section 950
- Pasteurized foods, prohibited reservice, and prohibited food
- Part IV.Read allEquipment, Utensils, and Linens
- Article 1.Read allMaterials for Construction and Repair
- Section 960
- Multiuse, characteristics
- Section 970
- Cast iron, use limitation
- Section 980
- Lead, use limitation
- Section 990
- Copper, use limitation
- Section 1000
- Galvanized metal, use limitation
- Section 1010
- Sponges, use limitation
- Section 1020
- [Repealed]
- Section 1030
- [Repealed]
- Section 1040
- Wood, use limitation
- Section 1050
- Nonstick coatings, use limitation
- Section 1060
- Nonfood-contact surfaces
- Section 1070
- Single-service and single-use, characteristics
- Article 2.Read allDesign and Construction
- Section 1080
- Equipment and utensils
- Section 1090
- Food temperature measuring devices
- Section 1100
- Food-contact surfaces; cleanability
- Section 1110
- CIP equipment
- Section 1120
- "V" threads; use limitation
- Section 1130
- Hot oil filtering equipment
- Section 1140
- Can openers
- Section 1150
- Nonfood-contact surfaces
- Section 1160
- Kick plates; removable
- Section 1170
- Ventilation hood systems; filters
- Section 1180
- Temperature measuring devices; food
- Section 1190
- Temperature measuring devices; ambient air and water
- Section 1200
- Pressure measuring devices, mechanical warewashing equipment
- Section 1210
- Ventilation hood systems, drip prevention
- Section 1220
- Equipment openings, closures and deflectors
- Section 1230
- Dispensing equipment, protection of equipment and food
- Section 1240
- Vending machine, vending stage closure
- Section 1250
- Bearings and gear boxes, leakproof
- Section 1260
- Beverage tubing, separation
- Section 1270
- Ice units, separation of drains
- Section 1280
- Condenser unit, separation
- Section 1290
- Can openers on vending machines
- Section 1300
- Molluscan shellfish tanks
- Section 1310
- Vending machines, automatic shutoff
- Section 1320
- Temperature measuring devices
- Section 1330
- Warewashing machine, data plate operating specifications
- Section 1340
- Warewashing machines, internal baffles
- Section 1350
- Warewashing machines, temperature measuring devices
- Section 1360
- Manual warewashing equipment, heaters and baskets
- Section 1370
- Warewashing machines, sanitizer level indicator automatic dispensing of detergents and sanitizers
- Section 1380
- Warewashing machines, flow pressure device
- Section 1390
- Warewashing sinks and drainboards, self-draining
- Section 1400
- Equipment compartments, drainage
- Section 1410
- Vending machines, liquid waste products
- Section 1420
- Case lot handling apparatuses, movability
- Section 1430
- Vending machine doors and openings
- Section 1435
- Food equipment, certification and classification
- Section 1440
- [Repealed]
- Article 3.Read allNumbers and Capacities
- Section 1450
- Cooling, heating, and holding capacities
- Section 1460
- Manual warewashing, sink compartment requirements
- Section 1470
- Drainboards
- Section 1480
- Ventilation hood systems, adequacy
- Section 1490
- Clothes washers and dryers
- Section 1500
- Utensils, consumer self-service
- Section 1510
- Food temperature measuring devices
- Section 1520
- Temperature measuring devices, manual and mechanical warewashing
- Section 1530
- Sanitizing solutions, testing devices
- Section 1535
- Cleaning agents and sanitizers, availability
- Article 4.Read allLocation and Installation
- Section 1540
- Equipment, clothes washers and dryers, and storage cabinets, contamination prevention
- Section 1550
- Fixed equipment, spacing or sealing
- Section 1560
- Fixed equipment, elevation or sealing
- Article 5.Read allMaintenance and Operation
- Section 1570
- Good repair and proper adjustment
- Section 1580
- Cutting surfaces
- Section 1590
- Microwave ovens
- Section 1600
- Warewashing equipment, cleaning frequency
- Section 1610
- Warewashing machines, manufacturers' operating instructions
- Section 1620
- Warewashing sinks, use limitation
- Section 1630
- Warewashing equipment, cleaning agents
- Section 1640
- Warewashing equipment, clean solutions
- Section 1650
- Manual warewashing equipment, wash solution temperature
- Section 1660
- Mechanical warewashing equipment, wash solution temperature
- Section 1670
- Manual warewashing equipment, hot water sanitization temperatures
- Section 1680
- Mechanical warewashing equipment, hot water sanitization temperatures
- Section 1690
- Mechanical warewashing equipment, sanitization pressure
- Section 1700
- Manual and mechanical warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization - 2011 temperature, pH, concentration, and hardness
- Section 1710
- Manual warewashing equipment, chemical sanitization using detergent-sanitizers
- Section 1720
- Warewashing equipment, determining chemical sanitizer concentration
- Section 1730
- Good repair and calibration
- Section 1740
- Single-service and single-use articles, required use
- Section 1750
- Single-service and single-use articles, use limitation
- Section 1760
- Shells, use limitation
- Article 6.Read allCleaning of Equipment and Utensils
- Section 1770
- Equipment, food-contact surfaces, non-food-contact surfaces, and utensils
- Section 1780
- Equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils
- Section 1790
- Cooking and baking equipment
- Section 1800
- Nonfood-contact surfaces
- Section 1810
- Dry cleaning
- Section 1820
- Precleaning
- Section 1830
- Loading of soiled items, warewashing machines
- Section 1840
- Wet cleaning
- Section 1850
- Washing, procedures for alternative manual warewashing equipment
- Section 1860
- Rinsing procedures
- Section 1870
- [Repealed]
- Section 1880
- [Repealed]
- Article 7.Read allSanitization of Equipment and Utensils
- Section 1885
- Food-contact surfaces and utensils
- Section 1890
- Before use after cleaning
- Section 1900
- Hot water and chemical
- Article 8.Read allLaundering
- Section 1910
- Clean linens
- Section 1920
- Laundering frequency for linens, cloth gloves, napkins, and wiping cloths
- Section 1930
- Storage of soiled linens
- Section 1940
- Mechanical washing
- Section 1950
- Use of laundry facilities
- Article 9.Read allProtection of Clean Items
- Section 1960
- Equipment and utensils, air-drying required
- Section 1970
- Wiping cloths, air-drying locations
- Section 1980
- Food-contact surfaces
- Section 1990
- Equipment
- Section 2000
- Equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles
- Section 2010
- Prohibitions
- Section 2020
- Kitchenware and tableware
- Section 2030
- Soiled and clean tableware
- Section 2040
- Preset tableware
- Section 2045
- Rinsing equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing
- Part V.Read allWater, Plumbing, and Waste
- Article 1.Read allWater
- Section 2050
- Approved system
- Section 2060
- System flushing and disinfection
- Section 2070
- Bottled drinking water
- Section 2080
- Pure water standards
- Section 2090
- Nonpotable water
- Section 2100
- Sampling
- Section 2110
- Sample report
- Section 2120
- Capacity
- Section 2130
- Pressure
- Section 2140
- Water System
- Section 2150
- [Repealed]
- Section 2160
- Alternative water supply
- Article 2.Read allPlumbing System
- Section 2170
- Approved materials
- Section 2180
- Approved system and cleanable fixtures
- Section 2190
- Handwashing sinks, water temperature, and flow
- Section 2200
- Backflow prevention, air gap
- Section 2210
- Backflow prevention device, design standard
- Section 2220
- Conditioning device, design
- Section 2230
- Handwashing sinks, numbers, and capacities
- Section 2240
- Toilets and urinals
- Section 2250
- Service sink
- Section 2260
- Backflow prevention device, when required
- Section 2270
- Backflow prevention device, carbonator
- Section 2280
- Handwashing sinks, location
- Section 2290
- Backflow prevention device, location
- Section 2300
- Conditioning device, location
- Section 2310
- Using a handwashing sink
- Section 2320
- Prohibiting a cross connection
- Section 2330
- Scheduling inspection and service for a water system device
- Section 2340
- Water reservoir of fogging devices, cleaning
- Section 2350
- System maintained in good repair
- Article 3.Read allMobile Water Tank and Mobile Food Establishment Water Tank
- Section 2360
- Mobile water tank approved materials
- Section 2370
- Enclosed system, sloped to drain
- Section 2380
- Inspection and cleaning port, protected and secured
- Section 2390
- "V" type threads, use limitation
- Section 2400
- Tank vent, protected
- Section 2410
- Inlet and outlet, sloped to drain
- Section 2420
- Hose, construction and identification
- Section 2430
- Filter, compressed air
- Section 2440
- Protective cover or device
- Section 2450
- Mobile food establishment tank inlet
- Section 2460
- System flushing and disinfection
- Section 2470
- Using a pump and hoses, backflow prevention
- Section 2480
- Protecting inlet, outlet, and hose fitting
- Section 2490
- Tank, pump, and hoses, dedication
- Article 4.Read allSewage, Other Liquid Waste, and Rainwater
- Section 2500
- Mobile holding tank capacity and drainage
- Section 2505
- Establishment drainage system
- Section 2505
- Establishment drainage system
- Section 2510
- [Repealed]
- Section 2520
- Backflow prevention
- Section 2530
- Grease trap
- Section 2540
- Conveying sewage
- Section 2550
- Removing mobile food establishment wastes
- Section 2560
- Flushing a waste retention tank
- Section 2570
- Approved sewage disposal system
- Section 2580
- Other liquid wastes and rainwater
- Section 2590
- [Repealed]
- Article 5.Read allRefuse, Recyclables, and Returnables
- Section 2600
- Outdoor storage surface
- Section 2610
- Outdoor enclosure
- Section 2620
- Receptacles
- Section 2630
- Receptacles in vending machines
- Section 2640
- Outside receptacles
- Section 2650
- Storage areas, rooms, and receptacles, capacity and availability
- Section 2660
- Toilet room receptacle, covered
- Section 2670
- Cleaning implements and supplies
- Section 2680
- Storage areas, redeeming machines, receptacles and waste handling units, location
- Section 2690
- Storing refuse, recyclables, and returnables
- Section 2700
- Areas, enclosures, and receptacles, good repair
- Section 2710
- Outside storage prohibitions
- Section 2720
- Covering receptacles
- Section 2730
- Using drain plugs
- Section 2740
- Maintaining refuse areas and enclosures
- Section 2750
- Cleaning receptacles
- Section 2760
- Removal frequency
- Section 2770
- Receptacles or vehicles
- Section 2780
- Community or individual facility
- Part VI.Read allPhysical Facilities
- Article 1.Read allMaterials for Construction and Repair
- Section 2790
- Indoor areas; surface characteristics
- Section 2800
- Outdoor areas; surface characteristics
- Article 2.Read allDesign, Construction, and Installation
- Section 2810
- Floors, walls, and ceilings
cleanability - Section 2820
- Floors, walls, and ceilings, utility lines
- Section 2830
- Floor and wall junctures, coved, and enclosed or sealed
- Section 2840
- Floor carpeting, restrictions and installation
- Section 2850
- Floor covering, mats and duckboards
- Section 2860
- Wall and ceiling coverings and coatings
- Section 2870
- Walls and ceilings, attachments
- Section 2880
- Walls and ceilings, studs, joists, and rafters
- Section 2890
- Light bulbs, protective shielding
- Section 2900
- Heating, ventilating, air conditioning system vents
- Section 2910
- Insect control devices, design and installation
- Section 2920
- Toilet rooms, enclosed
- Section 2930
- Outer openings, protected
- Section 2940
- Exterior walls and roofs, protective barrier
- Section 2950
- Outdoor food vending areas, overhead protection
- Section 2960
- Outdoor servicing areas, overhead protection
- Section 2970
- Outdoor walking and driving surfaces, graded to drain
- Section 2980
- Outdoor refuse areas, curbed and graded to drain
- Section 2990
- Private homes and living or sleeping quarters, use prohibition
- Section 3000
- Living or sleeping quarters, separation
- Section 3010
- [Repealed]
- Article 3.Read allNumbers and Capacities
- Section 3020
- Handwashing cleanser, availability
- Section 3030
- Hand drying provision
- Section 3040
- Handwashing aids and devices, use restrictions
- Section 3045
- Handwashing signage
- Section 3050
- [Repealed]
- Section 3060
- [Repealed]
- Section 3070
- Toilet tissue, availability
- Section 3080
- Lighting, intensity
- Section 3090
- Ventilation, mechanical
- Section 3100
- Dressing areas and lockers, designation
- Section 3110
- [Repealed]
- Section 3120
- [Repealed]
- Article 4.Read allLocation and Placement
- Section 3130
- Toilet rooms, convenience and accessibility
- Section 3140
- Employee accommodations, designated areas
- Section 3150
- Distressed merchandise, segregation and location
- Section 3160
- [Repealed]
- Article 5.Read allMaintenance and Operation
- Section 3170
- Repairing
- Section 3180
- Cleaning, frequency and restrictions
- Section 3190
- Cleaning floors, dustless methods
- Section 3200
- Cleaning ventilation systems, nuisance and discharge prohibition
- Section 3210
- Cleaning maintenance tools, preventing contamination
- Section 3220
- Drying mops
- Section 3230
- Absorbent materials on floors, use limitation
- Section 3240
- Cleaning of plumbing fixtures
- Section 3250
- Closing toilet room doors
- Section 3260
- Using dressing rooms and lockers
- Section 3270
- Controlling pests
- Section 3280
- Removing dead or trapped birds, insects, rodents, and other pests
- Section 3290
- Storing maintenance tools
- Section 3300
- Maintaining premises, unnecessary items and litter
- Section 3310
- Prohibiting animals
- Part VII.Read allPoisonous or Toxic Materials
- Article 1.Read allLabeling and Identification
- Section 3320
- Original containers - identifying information, prominence
- Section 3330
- Working containers - common name
- Article 2.Read allOperational Supplies and Applications
- Section 3340
- Storage, separation
- Section 3350
- Presence and use restriction
- Section 3360
- Conditions of use
- Section 3370
- Poisonous or toxic material containers
- Section 3380
- Sanitizers, criteria
- Section 3390
- Chemicals for washing, treatment, storage, and processing fruits and vegetables, criteria
- Section 3400
- Boiler water additives, criteria
- Section 3410
- Drying agents, criteria
- Section 3420
- Lubricants - incidental food contact, criteria
- Section 3430
- Restricted use pesticides, criteria
- Section 3440
- Rodent bait stations
- Section 3450
- Tracking powders, pest control, and monitoring
- Section 3460
- Medicines - restriction and storage
- Section 3470
- Refrigerated medicines, storage
- Section 3480
- First aid supplies, storage
- Section 3490
- Other personal care items, storage
- Article 3.Read allStock and Retail Sale
- Section 3500
- Storage and display, separation
- Part VIII.Read allCompliance and Enforcement
- Article 1.Read allApplicability of Chapter
- Section 3510
- Public health protection
- Section 3520
- Preventing health hazards, provision for conditions not addressed
- Section 3530
- Application of Administrative Process Act
- Section 3540
- [Reserved]
- Section 3550
- [Repealed]
- Section 3560
- [Repealed]
- Section 3570
- Variances
- Section 3580
- Evaluation of a variance application
- Section 3590
- Disposition of a variance request
- Section 3595
- Conformance with approved procedures
- Section 3595
- Conformance with approved procedures
- Article 2.Read allPlan Submission and Approval
- Section 3600
- Facility and operating plans
- Section 3610
- Contents of the plans and specifications
- Section 3620
- When a HACCP plan is required
- Section 3630
- Contents of a HACCP plan
- Section 3640
- Confidentiality -- trade secrets
- Section 3650
- Preoperational inspections
- Article 3.Read allPermit to Operate
- Section 3660
- Permits
- Section 3670
- Application procedure, submission before proposed opening
- Section 3680
- Form of submission
- Section 3690
- Qualifications and responsibilities of applicants
- Section 3700
- Contents of the application
- Section 3710
- New, converted, or remodeled establishments
- Section 3720
- Existing establishments, permit renewal, change of ownership, or termination
- Section 3730
- Denial of application for permit, notice
- Section 3740
- Responsibilities of the department
- Section 3750
- Responsibilities of the permit holder
- Section 3760
- Permits not transferable
- Section 3770
- Summary suspension of a permit
- Section 3780
- Revocation of a permit
- Section 3790
- Application after revocation
- Article 4.Read allInspection and Correction of Violations
- Section 3800
- Periodic inspection
- Section 3810
- Performance-based and risk-based inspections
- Section 3815
- Competency of environmental health specialists
- Section 3820
- Access allowed at reasonable times after due notice
- Section 3830
- Refusal, notification of right to access, and final request for access
- Section 3840
- Refusal, reporting
- Section 3850
- Inspection warrants
- Section 3860
- Documenting information and observations
- Section 3870
- Specifying time frame for corrections
- Section 3880
- Issuing report and obtaining acknowledgment of receipt
- Section 3890
- Refusal to sign acknowledgment
- Section 3900
- Public records
- Section 3910
- Imminent health hazard, ceasing operations and reporting
- Section 3920
- Resumption of operations
- Section 3930
- Timely correction
- Section 3940
- Verification and documentation of correction
- Section 3950
- Core item, timeframe for correction
- Section 3960
- [Repealed]
- Section 3961
- Hold order, justifying conditions, and removal of food
- Section 3961
- Hold order, justifying conditions, and removal of food
- Section 3962
- Hold order, contents
- Section 3962
- Hold order, contents
- Section 3963
- Hold order, official tagging of food
- Section 3963
- Hold order, official tagging of food
- Section 3964
- Hold order, food may not be used or moved
- Section 3964
- Hold order, food may not be used or moved
- Section 3965
- Appeals, releasing hold order
- Section 3965
- Appeals, releasing hold order
- Section 3966
- Destroying or denaturing food
- Section 3966
- Destroying or denaturing food
- Section 3970
- Enforcement of regulation
- Section 3980
- Request for informal fact-finding conference
- Section 3990
- [Repealed]
- Section 4000
- Appeals
- Section 4010
- [Repealed]
- Section 4020
- Compliance with the Uniform Statewide Building Code
- Section 4030
- Local ordinance superseded; exception
- Section 4035
- [Repealed]
- Section 4040
- Investigation and control, obtaining information: personal history of illness, medical examination, and specimen analysis
- Section 4050
- Restriction or exclusion of food employee, or summary suspension of permit
- Section 4060
- Restriction or exclusion order: warning or hearing not required, information required in order
- Section 4070
- Release of food employee from restriction or exclusion