{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-421-2045","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-421-2045","heading":"Rinsing equipment and utensils after cleaning and sanitizing","body":"After being cleaned and sanitized, equipment and utensils shall not be rinsed before air drying or used unless:\n\n1. The rinse is applied directly from a potable water supply by a warewashing machine that is maintained and operated as specified under Articles 2 (12VAC5-421-1080 et seq.) and 5 (12VAC5-421-1570) of this part; and\n\n2. The rinse is applied only after the equipment and utensils have been sanitized by the application of hot water or by the application of a chemical sanitizer solution whose EPA-registered label use instructions call for rinsing off the sanitizer after it is applied in a commercial warewashing machine.","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/section2045/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:17Z","sha256":"f4f9a64b1fff4be01b1f7c8bef22b5ef5e93d031ce24b3bda24f4ea0fb9bc20f","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-421-2040","next":"us-va/12vac5-421-2050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}