{"data":{"id":"us-va/2vac5-585-1900","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"2VAC5-585-1900","heading":"Hot water and chemical","body":"After being cleaned, equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be sanitized in:\n\n1. Hot water manual operations by immersion for at least 30 seconds as specified under 2VAC5-585-1670;P\n\n2. Hot water mechanical operations by being cycled through equipment that is set up as specified under 2VAC5-585-1610, 2VAC5-585-1680, and 2VAC5-585-1690 and achieving a utensil surface temperature of 160°F (71°C) as measured by an irreversible registering temperature indicator;P or\n\n3. Chemical manual or mechanical operations, including the application of sanitizing chemicals by immersion, manual swabbing, brushing, or pressure spraying methods, using a solution as specified under 2VAC5-585-1700. Contact times shall be consistent with those on EPA-registered label use instructions by providing:\n\na. Except as specified under subdivision 3 b of this section, a contact time of at least 10 seconds for a chlorine solution specified under subdivision 1 of 2VAC5-585-1700;P\n\nb. A contact time of at least seven seconds for a chlorine solution of 50 mg/L (ppm) that has a pH of 10 or less and a temperature of at least 100°F (38°C) or a pH of 8.0 or less and a temperature of at least 75°F (24°C);P\n\nc. A contact time of at least 30 seconds for other chemical sanitizing solutions;P or\n\nd. A contact time used in relationship with a combination of temperature, concentration, and pH that, when evaluated for efficacy, yields sanitization as defined in 2VAC5-585-40.P","path":["Title 2. Agriculture","Agency 5. Department of Agriculture And Consumer Services","Chapter 585. Retail Food Establishment Regulations","Part IV. Equipment, Utensils, and Linens","Article 7. Sanitization of Equipment and Utensils"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title2/agency5/chapter585/section1900/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:02Z","sha256":"4182fbc0edc6e34825f13c887679bc94113b188522d9936f6a46b5ba1dc12290","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/2vac5-585-1890","next":"us-va/2vac5-585-1910"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}