Ariz. Admin. Code § 3-10-602

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R3-10-602 - Covered Personnel; Hygienic Practices

A. Personnel who work in an operation in which covered produce or food contact surfaces are at risk of contamination with known or reasonably foreseeable hazards shall use hygienic practices while on duty to the extent necessary to protect against contamination.

B. The hygienic practices that personnel use to satisfy the requirements of subsection (A) when handling or contacting covered produce or food contact surfaces during a covered activity shall include all of the following:

1. Maintaining adequate personal cleanliness to protect against contamination of covered produce and food contact surfaces;

2. Avoiding contact with animals other than working animals, and taking appropriate steps to minimize the likelihood of contamination of covered produce when in direct contact with working animals;

3. Washing hands thoroughly, including scrubbing with soap or other surfactant, as appropriate, and water that is either from a municipal water source or is running water that has no detectable generic Escherichia coli (E. coli) in 100 milliliters (mL) of agricultural water used to wash hands (the use of untreated surface water is prohibited), and drying hands thoroughly using single-service towels, sanitary towel service, electric hand dryers, or other adequate hand drying devices on all of the following occasions:

a. Before starting work;

b. Before putting on gloves;

c. After using the toilet;

d. Upon return to the work station after any break or other absence from the work station;

e. As soon as practical after touching animals, including livestock and working animals, or any waste of animal origin; and

f. At any other time when the hands may have become contaminated in a manner that is reasonably likely to lead to contamination of covered produce with known or reasonably foreseeable hazards.

4. If gloves are used in handling covered produce or food contact surfaces, gloves shall be maintained in an intact and sanitary condition and shall be replaced when the gloves are no longer in an intact and sanitary condition;

5. Removing or covering hand jewelry that cannot be adequately cleaned and sanitized during periods in which covered produce is manipulated by hand; and

6. Not eating, chewing gum, or using tobacco products in an area used for a covered activity. Drinking beverages is permitted in designated areas as determined by the farm.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-10-602

Adopted by final exempt rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 681, effective 8/20/2019.