Persons 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.
All 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:
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-B408