R3-10-1608. Major Violation

The following is a nonexclusive list of practices, conditions or situations on a farm that, if corrective action is not taken, may increase the risk of contamination to covered produce. A regulated person shall not: 1. Store or maintain packaging materials in a manner that fails to protect covered produce from being contaminated by known or reasonably foreseeable hazards; 2. Store or maintain equipment and tools in a manner that fails to protect covered produce from being contaminated by known or reasonably foreseeable hazards; 3. Allow personnel to perform assigned duties without adequate or appropriate training; 4. Allow personnel to perform assigned duties without proper food safety apparel or hair restraints; 5. Allow visitors to contaminate covered produce or food contact surfaces by known or reasonably foreseeable hazards; 6. Allow a person with an applicable health condition to handle or contact covered produce or food contact surfaces; 7. Allow a person who has not properly used toilet or hand washing facilities to handle or contact covered produce or food contact surfaces; 8. Dispose of trash from hand washing facilities in a manner that fails to protect covered produce, food contact surfaces, agricultural water sources, or agricultural water distribution systems from being contaminated with known or reasonably foreseeable hazards; 9. Improperly control or improperly dispose of trash, litter and waste in areas used for covered activities; 10. Improperly control or improperly dispose of trash from toilet and hand washing facilities in areas not used for covered activities, but in areas that are part of the farm; 11. Improperly maintain and service toilet facilities to ensure suitability of use; 12. Improperly maintain and service hand washing facilities to ensure suitability of use; 13. Improperly control pests in buildings in a manner that fails to protect covered produce from being contaminated by known or reasonably foreseeable hazards; or 14. Complete records prior to the documented activity being performed.