D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-A813

Current through Register 71, No. 45, November 7, 2024

Rule 25-A813 - PREVENTING CONTAMINATION FROM GLOVES - USE LIMITATION

813.1

If used, single-use gloves shall be used for only one task such as working with ready-to-eat food or with raw animal food, used for no other purpose, and discarded when damaged or soiled, or when interruptions occur in the operation. ^P

813.2

Except as specified in § 813.3, slash-resistant gloves that are used to protect the hands during operations requiring cutting shall be used in direct contact only with food that is subsequently cooked as specified in chapter 9 such as frozen food or a primal cut of meat.

813.3

Slash-resistant gloves may be used with ready-to-eat food that will not be subsequently cooked if the slash-resistant gloves have a smooth, durable, and nonabsorbent outer surface; or if the slash-resistant gloves are covered with a smooth, durable, nonabsorbent glove, or a single-use glove.

813.4

Cloth gloves may not be used in direct contact with food unless the food is subsequently cooked as required in chapter 9 such as frozen food or a primal cut of meat.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-A813

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 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002 and Mayor's Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998.