3717-1-03.2(M) Food: protection from contamination after receiving

Wiping cloths - use limitation.

(1)

Cloths that are in use for wiping food spills from tableware and carry-out containers that occur as food is being served are to be:

(a)

Maintained dry; and

(b)

Used for no other purpose.

(2)

Cloths that are in use for wiping counters and other equipment surfaces are to be:

(a)

Held between uses in a chemical sanitizer solution at a concentration specified under paragraph (N) of rule 3717-1-04.4 of the Administrative Code; and

(b)

Laundered daily as specified under paragraph (B)(4) of rule 3717-1-04.7 of the Administrative Code.

(3)

Cloths that are in use for wiping surfaces in contact with raw animal foods are to be kept separate from cloths used for other purposes.

(4)

Dry wiping cloths and the chemical sanitizing solutions specified in paragraph (M)(2)(a) of this rule in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses are to be free of food debris and visible soil.

(5)

Containers of chemical sanitizing solutions specified in paragraph (M)(2)(a) of this rule in which wet wiping cloths are held between uses are to be stored off the floor and used in a manner that prevents contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, single-service articles, or single-use articles.

(6)

Single-use disposable sanitizer wipes are to be used in accordance with EPA - approved manufacturer's label use instructions.