POLICY STATEMENT
Effective Date: New December 1, 1999.
Issuing Agency: Department of Health (DOH), Environmental Health Programs, Office of Food Safety and Shellfish Programs.
Description: The policy specifies the steps food service establishment operators can take to comply with WAC 246-215-030 related to minimizing bare hand contact with ready-to-eat foods. While bare hand contact with food is not prohibited in this state, active efforts must be made to monitor food worker hand washing and to increase the use of barriers (e.g. scoops, tongs, spatulas, deli tissues, single-service gloves, etc.).
Contact: David Gifford, Office of Food Safety and Shellfish Programs, P.O. Box 47824, Olympia, WA 98504-7824, phone (360) 236-3074, Internet dave.gifford@doh.wa.gov.