{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac5-421-580","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC5-421-580","heading":"Gloves; use limitation","body":"A. If used, single-use gloves shall be used for only one task such as working with ready-to-eat food or with raw animal food, used for no other purpose, and discarded when damaged or soiled, or when interruptions occur in the operation.P\n\nB. Except as specified in subsection C of this section, slash-resistant gloves that are used to protect the hands during operations requiring cutting shall be used in direct contact only with food that is subsequently cooked as specified under 12VAC5-421-700 through 12VAC5-421-760 such as frozen food or a primal cut of meat.\n\nC. Slash-resistant gloves may be used with ready-to-eat food that will not be subsequently cooked if the slash-resistant gloves have a smooth, durable, and nonabsorbent outer surface; or if the slash-resistant gloves are covered with a smooth, durable, nonabsorbent glove, or a single-use glove.\n\nD. Cloth gloves shall not be used in direct contact with food unless the food is subsequently cooked as required under 12VAC5-421-700 through 12VAC5-421-760 such as frozen food or a primal cut of meat.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 5. Department of Health","Chapter 421. Food Regulations","Part III. Food","Article 3. Protection from Contamination after Receiving"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency5/chapter421/section580/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:14Z","sha256":"45329e572c6d230d501006a5c5c77b8e7d8d5cf23de7e23110e6b91462dfce33","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac5-421-570","next":"us-va/12vac5-421-590"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}