Bare Hand Contact Laws and Regulations

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​ Alabama  

• Foodservice Handbook GO TO: Page 18
• No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods 

Alaska 

• Fact Sheet Farmers Markets: Do You Need A Permit? GO TO: Vegetables And Fruits 

Arizona 

• ​Food, Recreational And Institutional Sanitation Article 1. Food And Drink  GO TO: Page 45  3-301.11
• Handling RTE Foods

Arkansas 

• Gloves Or No Gloves​

California

• California Retail Food Code GO TO: Page 36  Section:  113961
• Glove Use Repealed

Colorado 

• Bare Hand Contact Food 

Connecticut 

• Regulations OF Connecticut State Agencies GO TO: Page 79

Delaware 

• Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Food 

District Of Columbia

• Fact Sheet

FDA

• Educational Materials
• Health and Hygiene Handbook GO TO: Page 29
• No Bare Hand Contact

Florida 

• Industry Bulletin FOR Florida’s Food Service Industry 
• Alternative Operating Procedure (Aop) ​
• Contamination from Hands

Georgia 

• Best Practices For Preparing Product Samples For Consumers GO TO: Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods
• Cottage Food – Food Safety Directives GO TO: (2) Bare-Hand Contact WITH Ready-TO-Eat Foods
• Focusing on Retail Food Safety- Guidance FOR Industry GO TO:  Pages 6-7​

Hawaii 

• Administrative Rule Title 11, Chapter 50
• Using Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods Alternative Operating Procedures 

Idaho ​

• Food Safety Notice

Indiana 

• Employee Health AND Personal Hygiene Handbook GO TO: Page 29
• FAQ’s

Iowa 

• Food Establishment And Food Processing Plant Inspections​ GO TO: Page 1 31.12
• No Bare Hand Contact

Kansas 

• Kansas Food Code 2012 GO TO: Page 44   3-301.11
• Food Safety Fact Sheet No Bare-Hand Contact​ 

Kentucky

• Best Practices FOR Sampling AT Farmers Markets  GO TO: Pages 39 AND 53
• Kentucky Farmers’ Market Manual AND Resource Guide 2020-2021 GO TO: PAGES 76-77

Louisiana 

• Food Safety Checklist GO TO: Item 13
• Minimum Standards

Maine 

• No Bare Hand Contact​

Maryland 

• Temperature And Cross-Contamination Control GO TO: Item E

Massachusetts 

• Food Source And Temperature Control GO TO:  Personnel Section ITEMS 3 and 6
• Instructions For Marking THE Food Establishment Inspection Report GO TO: Page 8   9. No BARE HAND CONTACT
• State Sanitary Code Chapter X – Minimum Sanitation Standards For Food Establishments  GO TO: 590.003: Food     (C)  In Fc 3-301.11 Preventing Contamination FROM Hands.

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Michigan 

• Bare Hand Contact w/RTE Foods
• Temporary Food Establishment Operations Checklist GO TO: Page 2  No Bare Hand Contact….
• Written Alternative Practice

Minnesota

• Administrative Rule
• Preventing Contamination FROM Hands 

Mississippi 

• Title 15 – Mississippi Department OF Health GO TO:  Page 31  Rule 2.2.4  

Missouri 

• Food Code​ GO TO: Page 34  3-301.11 Preventing Contamination FROM Hands.
• Temporary Food Service Guidelines

Montana 

• Administrative Rule
• Food Code  2013 GO TO: 1.Page 65  3-301.11

Nebraska 

• Focus On Food Safety GO TO: Page:  9

Nevada 

• Kitchen Sanitation AND Food Safety Guidelines 

New Hampshire

• Emergency Action Plans For Retail Food Establishments GO TO: PAGES 13, 14, 19, and 22 

New Jersey 

• New Jersey GO TO:  Rules 5 AND 6​​

New York 

• General Guidance FOR Temporary Food Service Establishments AT Events GO TO:   Hand Washing      Glove Use
• Hand Washing & Glove Use FOR Food Workers – Questions AND Answers
• Use OF Hands In Preparation OF Ready-TO-Eat Foods 2

North Carolina 

• North Carolina Food Code Manual GO TO: Page 60    3-301.11

North Dakota

• Food Service Code

Ohio 

• Chapter 3717-1 State OF Ohio Uniform Food Safety Code GO TO: 3717-1-03.2 Food: PROTECTION FROM CONTAMINATION AFTER RECEIVING.

Oklahoma 

• Title 310. Oklahoma State Department Of Health Chapter 257. Food Establishments  GO TO: Page 40    310:257-5-21

Oregon 

• Food Sanitation Rules ​GO TO: Page 29    3-301.11
• Minimizing Bare Hand Contact 

Pennsylvania 

• Application Packet Mobile Food Facilities GO TO: PAGE 10
• Pennsylvania Department OF Agriculture Farmers Market AND Farm Stand General Guidelines GO TO: PAGE 10

Rhode Island 

• No Bare Hand Contact 

South Carolina 

• Bare Hand Contact Fact Sheet
• Retail Food Establishment Regulations GO TO: PAGES 30 and 42

South Dakota 

• Food Safety At Temporary Events GO TO:  10 Food Handling.
• Preventing Contamination BY Employees 
• Wearing Disposable Gloves Responsibly 

Tennessee 

• Chapter 0080-04-09 Retail Food Store Sanitation GO TO: Food Safety And Handling 
• Fact Sheet: No Bare Hand Contact (Nbhc) WITH Rte FOODS 
• Rules Of Tennessee Department Of Agriculture Consumer And Industry Services GO TO: PAGES 20 and 40-42

Texas 

• Contamination from Hands
• Texas Administrative Code

Utah 

• Food Service Sanitation Rule GO TO: Page 65    3-301.11

Vermont 

• Food Stand Requirements
• Health Regulations For Food Service Establishments GO TO:  Page 36    Item 9.​

Virginia 

• Food Safety Basics GO TO:   No Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Food (Food Establishment Requirement)
• Keep it Untouched

Washington 

• Food Safety Is Everybody’s Business :     GO TO:  Page 12 Preventing Bare Hand Contact
• Keep Your Hands Off My Food !

Wisconsin 

• Using Gloves Fact Sheet
• Wisconsin Food Code Fact Sheet
• Wisconsin Food Code GO TO: Page 506    3-301.11

Wyoming 

• Bare Hand Contact With Ready-To-Eat Foods
• Chapter 3 Food Care GO TO:   Page 3-17   Section 39