{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-421-160","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-421-160","heading":"When to wash","body":"Food employees shall clean their hands and exposed portions of their arms as specified under 12VAC5-421-140 immediately before engaging in food preparation including working with exposed food, clean equipment and utensils, and unwrapped single-service and single-use articlesP and:\n\n1. After touching bare human body parts or hair other than clean hands and clean, exposed portions of arms;P\n\n2. After using the toilet room;P\n\n3. After caring for or handling  service animals or aquatic animals as allowed under 12VAC5-421-250 B;P\n\n4. Except as specified in 12VAC5-421-220 B, after coughing, sneezing, using a handkerchief or disposable tissue, using tobacco, eating, or drinking;P\n\n5. After handling soiled equipment or utensils;P\n\n6. During food preparation, as often as necessary to remove soil and contamination and to prevent cross contamination when changing tasks;P\n\n7. When switching between working with raw foods and working with ready-to-eat foods;P\n\n8. Before donning gloves  to initiate a task that involves working with foods;P and\n\n9. After engaging in other activities that contaminate the hands.P","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 421. Food Regulations","Part II. Management and Personnel","Article 3. Personal Cleanliness"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter421/section160/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:13Z","sha256":"313a7579f2036d0bf4c86db677d60f8409ac01b5189ac14e71352105fa8acbc9","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-421-140","next":"us-va/12vac5-421-170"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}