{"data":{"id":"us-ca/hsc-113977","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"HSC § 113977","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), an employee shall eat, drink, or use any form of tobacco only in designated areas where contamination of nonprepackaged food; clean equipment, utensils, and linens; unwrapped single-use articles; or other items needing protection cannot result.\n(b) A food employee may drink from a closed beverage container if the container is handled to prevent contamination of the employee’s hands, the container, nonprepackaged food, and food-contact surfaces.","path":["Health and Safety Code - HSC","DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [106500. - 119406.]","PART 7. CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE [113700. - 114437.]","CHAPTER 3. Management and Personnel [113945. - 113978.]","ARTICLE 6. Hygienic Practices [113973. - 113978.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"639f055f4b49176e0578041571ab10f224ce8e2feb2aa1a2a00ff2048e96cefd","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/hsc-113976","next":"us-ca/hsc-113978"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}