Sec. 2.36. Hand-washing facilities—Item 8p  


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  • (a) Hand-washing facilities shall be provided that are conveniently located and are designed to ensure that an employee's hands are not a source of contamination of food, food-contact surfaces, or food-packaging materials. Adequate hot and cold and/or warm running water, and soap and individual sanitary towels or other approved hand-drying devices, shall be provided.
    (b) Hand-washing facilities are convenient to all toilets and to all rooms in which milk plant operations are conducted.
    (c) Hand-washing facilities are kept in a clean condition and in good repair.
    (d) Steam-water mixing valves and vats for washing bottles, cans and similar equipment are not used as hand-washing facilities.