HEALTH REGULATION #14

TOOELE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Ready to Eat Food Handling

1.0	PURPOSE  | Back to Top |
	1.1	To establish a requirement of no bare hand contact by food establishment service workers with ready to eat foods in Tooele County, Utah.

	2.1	Food employees shall wash their hands as specified under R392-100 and whenever changing gloves if disposable gloves are being used.
	2.2	Except when washing fruits and vegetables as specified under R392-100, Section 3-302.15, or as specified in Section 3.0 of the regulation, food employees may not contact exposed, ready-to-eat food with their bare hands and shall use suitable utensils such as deli tissue, spatulas, tongs, single-use gloves, or dispensing equipment to handle ready-to-eat food.
	2.3	Food employees shall minimize bare hand and arm contact with exposed food that is not in ready-to-eat form.

	3.1	Any person failing to comply with this regulation will be subject to action specified in Sections 26-23-6 and 26A-1-123 of Utah Code.
4.0	SEVERABILITY  | Back to Top |
	4.1	Should any section, subsection, paragraph, or sentence of this regulation be declared invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this regulation.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Tooele County Board of Health has passed, approved and adopted this        regulation this _____ day of _________, _______.

       ATTEST: TOOELE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH

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        MYRON E. BATEMAN,                                                               KATHY TAYLOR,
        Health Officer                                                                                         Chairperson

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