Employees are required to wash their hands: before engaging in food preparation; as often as necessary, during food preparation, to remove soil and contamination; when switching from working with raw to ready to eat foods; after touching body parts; after using toilet room; before donning gloves; or any time when contamination may occur.

All employees preparing, serving or handling food or utensils shall wear clean, washable outer garments or uniforms and shall wear a hairnet, cap, or other suitable covering to confine hair. Gloves shall be worn if an employee has artificial nails, nail polish, or fingernails that are not clean and neatly trimmed.

Wiping cloths used to wipe service counters, scales or other surfaces that may come into contact with food shall be used only once unless kept in clean water with adequate sanitizer.

Walls/ceilings shall have durable, smooth, nonabsorbent, light-colored, and washable surfaces. All floor surfaces, other than the customer service areas, shall be approved, smooth, durable and made of nonabsorbent material that is easily cleanable. Approved base coving shall be provided in all areas, except customer service areas and where food is stored in original unopened containers. All food facilities shall be kept clean and in good repair.

All plumbing and plumbing fixtures shall be installed in compliance with local plumbing ordinances, shall be maintained so as to prevent any contamination, and shall be kept clean, fully operative, and in good repair. Any hose used for conveying potable water shall be of approved materials, labeled, properly stored, and used for no other purpose.