{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-421-2010","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-421-2010","heading":"Prohibitions","body":"A. Except as specified in subsection B of this section, cleaned and sanitized equipment, utensils, laundered linens, and single-service and single-use articles  shall not be stored:\n\n1. In locker rooms;\n\n2. In toilet rooms or vestibules;\n\n3. In garbage rooms;\n\n4. In mechanical rooms;\n\n5. Under sewer lines that are not shielded to intercept potential drips;\n\n6. Under leaking water lines including leaking automatic fire sprinkler heads or under lines on which water has condensed;\n\n7. Under open stairwells; or\n\n8. Under other sources of contamination.\n\nB. Laundered linens and single-service and single-use articles that are packaged or in a facility such as a cabinet may be stored in a locker room.","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/section2010/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:17Z","sha256":"a6b8f615de38c91cd3cfc9c368fff1b7c37fa33ebf7ce090a04505a26e52723a","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-421-2000","next":"us-va/12vac5-421-2020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}