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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 25. FOOD OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY HYGIENE FACILITIES |
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SubTilte 25-B. FOOD PROCESSING OPERATIONS CODE |
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Chapter 25-B4. PERSONAL CLEANLINESS AND HYGIENIC PRACTICES OF FOOD EMPLOYEES |
Section 25-B408. FOOD CONTAMINATION PREVENTION - EATING, DRINKING, USING TOBACCO, FOREIGN SUBSTANCES*
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408.1Persons working in direct contact with food, equipment, utensils, food-contact surfaces, or food-packaging materials shall not eat, drink, chew gum, or use any form of tobacco, except in designated areas where food, food processing equipment, utensils, food-contact surfaces or food-packing materials are not exposed, and where equipment or utensils are not washed or stored.
408.2All persons working in direct contact with food, equipment, utensils, food-contact surfaces, or food-packaging materials shall take all necessary precautions to protect against the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, food-contact surfaces, or food-packaging materials with microorganisms or foreign substances including, but not limited to, the following:
(a)Perspiration;
(b)Hair;
(c)Cosmetics;
(d)Tobacco;
(e)Chemicals; or
(f)Medicines applied to the skin.