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.
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.