Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 62 - NATALIE M. LAPRADE MEDICAL CANNABIS COMMISSION › Chapter 10.62.37 - Edible Cannabis Products › Section 10.62.37.09 - Agent Sanitation

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. The
				  permittee shall establish standard operating procedures, approved by the
				  Commission, for all aspects of agent hygiene and sanitation to ensure that each
				  agent:
(1) Practices good personal hygiene
				  and does not contaminate ingredients or edible cannabis products;
(2) Wears clean outerwear and, if necessary,
				  a hair or beard covering, or both;
(3) Wears gloves when handling any cannabis
				  plant material or medical cannabis concentrate;
(4) If wearing gloves:
(a) Uses gloves that are intended for food
				  contact;
(b) Washes their hands
				  thoroughly before putting on the gloves; and
(c) Washes their hands and replaces the
				  gloves in accordance with COMAR
				  10.15.03.14J and
				  after an activity that:
(i) Is likely to soil
				  the gloves; or
(ii) Damages the
				  gloves;
(5)
				  If not wearing gloves, washes their hands and the exposed portions of their
				  arms:
(a) Frequently, and after an activity
				  that is likely to soil their hands;
(b) Immediately upon entrance to any area
				  containing ingredients or edible cannabis products;
(c) Immediately before engaging in
				  preparation for the production of edible cannabis products;
(d) After using the lavatory;
(e) After coughing, sneezing, or using a
				  handkerchief or disposable tissue;
(f) After using tobacco;
(g) After eating or drinking;
(h) After handling soiled linens, equipment,
				  or cookware;
(i) During preparation
				  for production of edible cannabis products, as often as necessary to remove
				  soil and contamination and to prevent cross-contamination when changing
				  tasks;
(j) When switching between
				  working with ingredients or unfinished edible cannabis products and working
				  with fully processed edible cannabis products;
(k) Before donning gloves for working with
				  edible cannabis products or ingredients; and
(l) After engaging in any other activities
				  that may contaminate the hands;
(6) If handling ingredients or edible
				  cannabis products, maintains trim and clean fingernails and does not wear
				  artificial fingernails; and
(7) Is
				  excluded from working with ingredients or edible cannabis products, packaging
				  materials, labeling materials, clean equipment, clean utensils, or clean
				  linens:
(a) If the agent has any disease
				  caused by:
(i) Entamoeba
				  histolytica;
(ii) Vibrio
				  cholera;
(iii) Staphylococcus
				  aureus;
(iv) Escherichia coli
				  O157:H7 or other Enterohemorrhagic or Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia
				  coli;
(v) Hepatitis A;
(vi) Salmonella spp.;
(vii) Shigella spp.;
(viii) Norovirus;
(ix) Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus;
				  or
(x) Salmonella Typhi,
				  typhoid-like fever or carrier thereof;
(b) If the agent has an:
(i) Illness transmissible through food or
				  edible cannabis products; or
(ii)
				  Exposed and open sore or cut; or
(c) If the agent is experiencing:
(i) Persistent sneezing, coughing, or a runny
				  nose that causes discharges from the eyes, nose, or mouth;
(ii) Fever;
(iii) Diarrhea, unless a physician has
				  certified the agent as noninfectious;
(iv) Vomiting; or
(v) Jaundice, unless a physician has
				  certified the agent as noninfectious.