Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-29

ings shall he of tight, sound con.
struction, of material which can be
easily cleaned.
(b) All door openings shall be
fitted with tight, sound, self-closing
doors or screens. Where screens
are used they shall he made OF
wire gauze of not less than fourteen
meshes to the inch.
! tc) All windows or other open
| ings shall be fitted with tight
sound screens of wire gauze of not
| less than fourteen meshes to the
| inch.
(d) Suitable washing facilities
for employees shall be provided
| including an adequate supply OF
clean water, soap and individual
towels.
te) Suitable toilet facilities for
employees shall be provided. No
toilet shall, however. be located
within any room used for the stor-
age, manufacture, packing, bottl-
| ing, preparation, serving, sale, or
other distribution of foods. Toilet
rooms shall be adequately ventilat
ed by window or ventilating flue,
| " ilClC ~ lNIcS are uStu, tHCy Slldl
be flyproof, and shall be con-
structed in accordance with general
plans approved by the state COM
missioner of health.
Every wagon, cart, other vehicle
or stand used as a food handling
establishment shall be of tight,
sound construction, anG of mate
rial which can be easily cleaned,
and shall be provided with suitable
facilities for the protection of foods
from flies, dirt. and other contami-
nation, as hereinafter required.
No person, firm or corporation
shall store, keep display, or expose
for sale upon any sidewalk, street
or way, any food, except such as
may be contained in unbroken
packages or tightly closed contain
ers, as as must be pared or peeled
before using, unless such food be
at all times protected from flies,
dirt or other contamination by the
use of a show case or similar de-
vice or screen. Where a screen is
used, it shall be made of wife gauze
of not less than fourteen meshes to
the inch, and there shall be not
less than three inches of space be-
tween the screen and the food to be
protected.
No person or firm or corporation
shall transport upon any street, way
or alley, for the purpose of offer
ing or storing for sale, or in the
course of delivery after sale, any
food rita6 &c m hn
tanned in unbroken packages or
tightly closed containers or as must
be pared or peeled before using,
unless such food be at all times
covered, screened or otherwise pro-
tected from flies, dirt and other
contamination.
No person, firm or corporation
shall display or expose for sale any
food upon any sidewalk, street or
way or upon any outside counter,
stand or vehicle; unless such food
shall at all times be at least two
feet above the surface of the
sidewalk or ground.
Every glass, cup, dish, knife.
fork. spoon or other utensil used
for the consumption of food in any
food handling establishment, and
every bottle or similar container
used for the sale or distribution of
food from any food handling estab-
lishment, shall, before being USED
again for the servings, sale or dis
tribution of food. be subjected to
one of the following methods OF
treatment:
a, Thorough washing with hot
water and soap, followed by thor
ough rinsing in boiling water.
b. Complete immersion in actu-
allv boiling water for not less than
five minutes.
c. Exposure to live steam under
a pressure of not less than ten
pounds for not less than ten min
utes.
d. Complete immersion in .
per cent solution of caustic soda or
lye for not less than
ten minutes, followed by thorough |
rinsing in clean water.
No person who has any conta-
gious disease shall work or be per-
mitted to work in any ood-han-
ding establishment. The local |
health officer having jurisdiction
shall have the authority to require
4 medical examination. by, ply
sician licensed to practice medicine
IN the state of New Mexico. or any |
person working in a food handling |
who he has reason |
suspect is affected with a conta- :,
gious disease; and if any such per-
son shall refuse to have such ex-
made, he shall not work
or be permitted to work in such es- |
The result of exami-
nations performed by physicians
under the provisions of this sec
lion shall be reported to the local
health officer on a form approved
by the state commissioner of
health.
No person shall occupy or be
permitted to occupy as a sleeping
Or dwelling place any room used
FOR the manufacture, packing,
serving. sale or other
of foods.
No common towel shall be pro-
vided or permitted to be used in
INV food handling establishment.
No person shtll expectorate upon
The floor, side walls or furniture
If any od-handling establish
nent.
The floors, side walls, ceilings,
furniture, receptacles, implements,
and machinery of every food-han-
ling esta blishment or vehicle used
or the transportation of foods
shall at all times be kept in a clean
md sanitary condition. For the
purposes of these regulations. UNI
lean and unsanitary conditions
hall be deemed to exist If foods in +
he process of manufacture, prep
lration, packing, storing, serving,
ale, distribution. or transporta-
ion are not securely protected
rom flies, dirt and other contain
nation; and if the refuse and