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Rule 25-A1406 - MULTI-USE - WOOD, USE LIMITATION

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-A1406

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Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024
Rule 25-A1406 - MULTI-USE - WOOD, USE LIMITATION
1406.1

Wood and wood wicker shall not be used as a food-contact surface, except as specified in §§ 1406.2 through 1406.4.

1406.2

Hard maple or an equivalently hard, close-grained wood may be used for:

(a) Cutting boards; cutting blocks; bakers' tables; and utensils such as rolling pins, doughnut dowels, salad bowls, and chopsticks; and
(b) Wooden paddles used in confectionery operations for pressure scraping kettles when manually preparing confections at a temperature of one hundred and ten degrees Celsius (110° C) (two hundred and thirty degrees Fahrenheit (230° F)) or above.
1406.3

Whole, uncut, raw fruits and vegetables, and nuts in the shell may be kept in the wood shipping containers in which they were received, until the fruits, vegetables, or nuts are used.

1406.4

If the nature of the food requires removal of rinds, peels, husks, or shells before consumption, the whole, uncut, raw food may be kept in:

(a) Untreated wood containers; or
(b) Treated wood containers if the containers are treated with a preservative that meets the requirements specified in 21 C.F.R. § 178.3800 - Preservatives for Wood.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-A1406

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012)
Authority: Sections 4 and 10 of An Act Relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Columbia, approved February 17, 1898 (30 Stat. 246: D.C. Official Code §§ 48-104 and 48-110 (2009 Repl.)); Section 7 of An Act Making Appropriations to provide for the expenses for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes (32 Stat.627: D.C. Official Code § 47-2834(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b) (2005 Repl.)); and Mayor's Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998, and Mayor's Order 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002.