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Table of Contents » Title 12. Health » Agency 5. Department of Health » Chapter 421. Food Regulations » Part IV. Equipment, Utensils, and Linens » Article 9. Protection of Clean Items » 12VAC5-421-1960. Equipment and utensils, air-drying required.

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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 5. Department of Health
Chapter 421. Food Regulations

11/5/2024

12VAC5-421-1960. Equipment and utensils, air-drying required.

Article 9
Protection of Clean Items

After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils:

1. Shall be air dried or used after adequate draining as specified in 40 CFR 180.940 before contact with food; and

2. Shall not be cloth dried except that utensils that have been air-dried may be polished with cloths that are maintained clean and dry.

Statutory Authority

§§ 35.1-11 and 35.1-14 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 10, eff. March 1, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 2, eff. October 16, 2007.

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