{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-421-1970","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-421-1970","heading":"Wiping cloths, air-drying locations","body":"Wiping cloths laundered in a food establishment that does not have a mechanical clothes dryer as specified in 12VAC5-421-1490 B shall be air-dried in a location and in a manner that prevents contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles and the wiping cloths.  This section does not apply if wiping cloths are stored after laundering in a sanitizing solution as specified under 12VAC5-421-1700.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 421. Food Regulations","Part IV. Equipment, Utensils, and Linens","Article 9. Protection of Clean Items"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter421/section1970/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:17Z","sha256":"ddef2f9d7f888eda79b61c09e8f76122365767c24c7270bd4db3a93e12e9cb83","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-421-1960","next":"us-va/12vac5-421-1980"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}