813. PREVENTING CONTAMINATION FROM GLOVES - USE LIMITATION

813 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. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).