408. FOOD CONTAMINATION PREVENTION - EATING, DRINKING, USING TOBACCO, FOREIGN SUBSTANCES*

408 FOOD CONTAMINATION PREVENTION - EATING, DRINKING, USING TOBACCO, FOREIGN SUBSTANCES* 408.1 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. 408.2 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: (a) Perspiration; (b) Hair; (c) Cosmetics; (d) Tobacco; (e) Chemicals; or (f) Medicines applied to the skin. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 5245 (July 3, 2009).