Premises, vehicles, receptacles, utensils or refrigerators used for storage, sale, distribution or transportation of foodstuffs shall be maintained in a manner satisfactory to, and shall be open at all reasonable times for inspection by, the Board of Health or its agents. All floor display stands for raw foods shall be elevated at least 24 inches above floor level.
Every person, firm, or corporation engaged in the storage, sale, distribution or transportation of foodstuffs shall cause his wares, or those under his charge, to be properly protected against all sources of contamination. No person shall expose for sale candy, delicatessen products or other foodstuffs which cannot be properly washed before consumption unless said foodstuffs are protected by glass covers or dustproof containers.
All persons engaged in the storage, sale, distribution or transportation of foodstuffs shall provide adequate, covered containers for the reception of waste good products, and shall cause such containers to be emptied frequently and to be cleaned and sterilized at least once every week. The vehicles of street peddlers or vendors of "foodstuffs" shall be construed to be included in this regulation.
All persons occupying premises used for the sale, dispensing or distribution of foodstuffs shall cause such premises to be equipped with adequate toilet facilities for the employees and also adequate provisions for the cleansing of the hands; except that in the case of refreshment stands, the Board of Health may, in writing, waive this clause if in its judgment adequate provision is made for cleanliness.
Every person employed in the handling of food for public consumption shall maintain his or her person and clothes in a clean condition, and before beginning work and after using the toilet or water closets shall wash the hands and arms thoroughly, and rinse the same in clean water.
No person shall keep or store any foodstuffs intended for sale in any room used for living or sleeping purposes.
The owner, proprietor or manager of any establishment selling or dispensing liquids, beverages, drinks, food or other refreshment for consumption in or about the place of sale or dispensing shall cause all glasses, cups, spoons, forks and other utensils used in such consumption to be thoroughly cleansed and scoured with a suitable detergent and rinsed in 170° water for two minutes, as approved by the Board of Health and subsequently protected from contamination before use by another person. Individual cups or containers made with paper or similar material may be employed in lieu of dishes and said cups or containers shall be destroyed after a single usage.
A. 
The operation of bakeries, slaughterhouses, and poultry slaughterhouses, and the manufacture of sausages and nonalcoholic beverages are regulated under the General Laws as follows:
(1) 
Bakeries: MGL c. 94, §§ 2 through 10, both inclusive.
(2) 
Slaughterhouses: MGL c. 94, §§ 118 through 139, both inclusive, as amended.
(3) 
Poultry slaughterhouses: MGL c. 94, § 139A, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: This section of state law was repealed by St. 1970, c. 891, § 1.
(4) 
Sausages: MGL c. 94, §§ 142 through 145, both inclusive.
(5) 
Nonalcoholic beverages: MGL c. 94, §§ 10A through 10F, both inclusive.
B. 
Attention is also directed to the General Laws as follows:
(1) 
Adulteration and misbranding: MGL c. 94, §§ 186 through 195, both inclusive, as amended.
(2) 
Sanitary food laws: MGL c. 94, § 305A.
No person, by himself or by his agent, or as the servant or agent of any other person, firm or corporation, shall sell, exchange or deliver any ice from polluted sources, or ice which upon chemical or bacteriological examination shows evidence of sewage or other objectionable contamination, or which is visibly polluted or soiled by dirt, or ice in or upon which there is any foreign matter.