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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 520 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING TESTING OF MILK FOR MILKFAT, PROTEIN, AND LACTOSE CONTENT BY AUTOMATED INSTRUMENT METHODS › Section 2VAC5-520-20 - Automated instrument methods and procedures

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A. The automated light scattering method may
				be used in determining the fat content of raw, unhomogenized milk.
B. The infrared milk analyzer method may be
				used for the direct determination of fat, protein, and lactose, and the
				indirect determination of total solids in milk as outlined in the latest
				edition of the AOAC.
C. The State
				Regulatory Authority, guided by the latest edition of the AOAC, may establish
				procedures to ensure proper instrument operation and accurate test results
				using the automated instrument methods.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5223 and 3.2-5224 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 520 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING TESTING OF MILK FOR MILKFAT, PROTEIN, AND LACTOSE CONTENT BY AUTOMATED INSTRUMENT METHODS › Section 2VAC5-520-30 - Permits

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A. No person shall
				operate automated testing equipment to determine the fat, protein, and lactose
				content of milk for the purpose of official inspection, check testing, or as a
				basis for payment in buying or selling unless facility and equipment
				requirements have been satisfied and a permit obtained from the State
				Regulatory Authority.
B. When an
				automated testing instrument is used to determine the fat, protein, and lactose
				content of milk for the purpose of official inspection, check testing, or as a
				basis for payment in buying or selling, it shall be unlawful for any person who
				does not possess a permit from the State Regulatory Authority to:
1. Calibrate and operate an automated testing
				instrument.
2. Operate only an
				automated testing instrument.
3.
				Test milk by reference methods.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 520 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING TESTING OF MILK FOR MILKFAT, PROTEIN, AND LACTOSE CONTENT BY AUTOMATED INSTRUMENT METHODS › Section 2VAC5-520-40 - Reference method

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The Babcock method or other means approved by the State
				  Regulatory Authority for determining the fat content of milk shall be used as
				  the reference method to establish and maintain the calibration of automated
				  testing instruments. Methods approved by the State Regulatory Authority for
				  determining the protein or lactose content of milk shall be used as the
				  reference method to establish and maintain the calibration of automated testing
				  instruments.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5223 and 3.2-5224 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 520 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING TESTING OF MILK FOR MILKFAT, PROTEIN, AND LACTOSE CONTENT BY AUTOMATED INSTRUMENT METHODS › Section 2VAC5-520-50 - Records

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A. The following
				records for each automated instrument shall be made on approved forms and kept
				on file for a period of 12 months at the place where the automated instrument
				is used. These records are:
1. Initial and
				subsequent calibrations
2. Weekly
				calibration checks
3. Daily
				performance checks
4. Machine
				adjustments
5. Major
				maintenance
6. Other procedural
				records requested by the State Regulatory Authority.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 520 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING TESTING OF MILK FOR MILKFAT, PROTEIN, AND LACTOSE CONTENT BY AUTOMATED INSTRUMENT METHODS › Section 2VAC5-520-60 - Obstructing Commissioner

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The Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services or his
				  agents are empowered in the performance of their duties to enter upon and to
				  have free access to any establishment or area subject of this chapter. It shall
				  be unlawful for any person to hinder, obstruct, cause undue delay or interfere
				  with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services or his agents in the
				  performance of their duties.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5223 and 3.2-5224 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 520 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING TESTING OF MILK FOR MILKFAT, PROTEIN, AND LACTOSE CONTENT BY AUTOMATED INSTRUMENT METHODS › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-520)

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Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
				  Permit Application.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 530 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE PRODUCTION, HANDLING AND PROCESSING OF MILK FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES AND ESTABLISHING MINIMUM [REPEALED] › Section 2VAC5-530-10 to 2VAC5-530-140 - Repealed

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 531 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING MILK FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES › Section 2VAC5-531-20 - Standardized cheeses and related products

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Standardized cheeses and related products shall comply with
				  the specific standards of identity established for each cheese or related
				  product under 21 CFR Part 133 and the requirements of this chapter.
				  Standardized cheeses and related products include: asiago fresh cheese; asiago
				  medium cheese; asiago old cheese; asiago soft cheese; blue cheese; brick
				  cheese; brick cheese for manufacturing; caciocavallo siciliano cheese; cheddar
				  cheese; cheddar cheese for manufacturing; club cheese; colby cheese; colby
				  cheese for manufacturing; cold-pack cheese; cold-pack cheese food; cold-pack
				  cheese food with fruits, vegetables, or meats; cook cheese; cream cheese; cream
				  cheese with other foods; edam cheese; gammelost cheese; gorgonzola cheese;
				  gouda cheese; granular and stirred curd cheese; granular cheese for
				  manufacturing; grated cheese; grated American cheese food; gruyere cheese; hard
				  cheeses; hard grating cheeses; high-moisture jack cheese; koch kaese; limburger
				  cheese; low-moisture part-skim mozzarella and scamorza cheese; low-moisture
				  mozzarella and scamorza cheese; low sodium cheddar cheese; low sodium colby
				  cheese; monterey cheese and monterey jack cheese; mozzarella cheese and
				  scamorza cheese; muenster and munster cheese; muenster and munster cheese for
				  manufacturing; neufchatel cheese; nuworld cheese; parmesan and reggiano cheese;
				  part-skim mozzarella and scamorza cheese; part-skim spiced cheeses; pasteurized
				  blended cheese; pasteurized blended cheese with fruits, vegetables, or meats;
				  pasteurized cheese spread; pasteurized cheese spread with fruits, vegetables,
				  or meats; pasteurized neufchatel cheese spread with other foods; pasteurized
				  process cheese; pasteurized process cheese food; pasteurized process cheese
				  food with fruits, vegetables, or meats; pasteurized process cheese spread;
				  pasteurized process cheese spread with fruits, vegetables, or meats;
				  pasteurized process cheese with fruits, vegetables, or meats; pasteurized
				  process pimento cheese; provolone cheese; romano cheese; roquefort cheese;
				  samsoe cheese; sap sago cheese; semisoft cheeses; semisoft part-skim cheeses;
				  skim milk cheese for manufacturing; soaked curd cheese; soft ripened cheeses;
				  spiced cheeses; spiced, flavored standardized cheeses; swiss and emmentaler
				  cheese; swiss cheese for manufacturing; washed curd cheese; and washed curd
				  cheese for manufacturing.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5206 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 531 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING MILK FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES › Section 2VAC5-531-30 - Nonstandardized cheese and related products

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Nonstandardized cheese and related products shall be made
				  only from pasteurized milk or dairy ingredients (milk, milk products, or dairy
				  products) that have all been pasteurized in accordance with the requirements of
				  this chapter.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5206 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 531 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING MILK FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES › Section 2VAC5-531-40 - Adulterated or misbranded milk or dairy products

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A. No person may produce, provide, sell,
				offer, expose for sale, or possess, any adulterated or misbranded milk for
				manufacturing purposes or dairy product.
B. Any person who produces, provides, sells,
				offers, exposes for sale, or possesses, any adulterated or misbranded milk for
				manufacturing purposes or dairy product shall be subject to the impoundment of
				the person's adulterated or misbranded milk for manufacturing purposes or dairy
				product by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer
				Services.
C. The Virginia
				Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall comply with the following
				administrative procedures when impounding any adulterated or misbranded milk
				for manufacturing purposes or dairy product:
1. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and
				Consumer Services shall serve the person with a written impoundment notice. The
				written impoundment notice shall specify the violations and inform the person
				of the right to appear before the Virginia Department of Agriculture and
				Consumer Services in person, by counsel, or by other qualified representative
				at a fact-finding conference for the informal presentation of factual data,
				arguments, and proof to contest the written notice of violation;
2. The written impoundment notice shall
				include:
a. The type of adulterated or
				misbranded milk for manufacturing purposes or dairy product;
b. The size and number of separate units in
				the lot being impounded;
c. The
				product code and sell by date for the lot of product if each exists;
d. A statement directing the person to:
(1) Immediately remove from sale the entire
				lot of adulterated or misbranded milk for manufacturing purposes or dairy
				product;
(2) Isolate and identify
				as not for sale the entire lot of adulterated or misbranded milk for
				manufacturing purposes or dairy product in the person's storage area in a
				location separate from any storage accessible from a retail sales
				area;
(3) Comply with one of the
				following options:
(a) If the milk for
				manufacturing purposes or dairy product is adulterated:
(i) the entire lot shall be destroyed or
(ii) the entire lot shall be held
				and returned to the manufacturer, distributor, or producer; or
(b) If the milk for manufacturing
				purposes or dairy product is misbranded:
(i)
				the entire lot shall be destroyed;
(ii) the entire lot shall be held and
				returned to the manufacturer, distributor, or producer; or
(iii) the entire lot shall be held and new
				labels affixed to each container in the lot which comply with all provisions
				for labeling of milk for manufacturing purposes or dairy products contained in
				this chapter prior to being offered for sale.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 531 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING MILK FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES › Section 2VAC5-531-60 - Labeling

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No person may produce, provide, manufacture, sell, offer for
				  sale, or store in the Commonwealth of Virginia, or bring, send into, or receive
				  into the Commonwealth of Virginia any milk or dairy product that is not labeled
				  in compliance with the following:
1.
				The permit holder's dairy products shall be labeled in accordance with the
				requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, as amended, the Fair
				Packaging and Labeling Act, the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, and
				regulations developed thereunder;
2. The permit holder shall label or mark all
				containers and packages enclosing any dairy products with:
a. The name of the dairy product as
				established under the standard of identity for the dairy product, if there is a
				standard of identity for the dairy product, and if there is no standard of
				identity for the dairy product, a name that is not false or
				misleading;
b. The identity of the
				plant where the permit holder's dairy product is processed by specifying the
				street address, city, state, and zip code of the plant; and
c. Information, marks, pictures, graphics, or
				words appearing on the label of the dairy product which are not
				misleading;
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 531 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING MILK FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES › Section 2VAC5-531-80 - Requirements for small-scale cheese plants

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A. Each person whose dairy plant qualifies as
				a small-scale cheese plant as defined in this regulation shall be exempt from
				complying with the provisions of:
1.
										2VAC5-531-50 O to test all milk for
				residues of beta lactam drugs prior to processing;
2. 2VAC5 531-70 C 1 b to construct and
				maintain driveways and adjacent plant traffic areas with concrete, asphalt, or
				similar material to keep dust and mud to a minimum;
3.
										2VAC5-531-70 C 2 n (3) for a room
				to receive milk in cans separate from any room in which dairy products are
				processed if the person receives all their milk during times when no dairy
				products are being processed, handled, packaged, or exposed to
				contamination;
4.
										2VAC5-531-70 C 2 n (8) (a) to
				provide dressing room facilities;
5.
										2VAC5-531-70 C 2 n (8) (f) to
				provide each employee with a locker;
6.
										2VAC5-531-70 C 2 n (9) to provide
				and maintain an adequately equipped laboratory;
7.
										2VAC5-531-70 C 2 n (10) and
				2VAC5-531-70 F 1 a to provide
				separate and adequate sanitary facilities for the handling of starter cultures
				if the person purchases all of the starter culture used;
8.
										2VAC5-531-70 C 2 p to provide
				drinking water facilities in the plant;
9.
										2VAC5-531-70 F 1 d to provide a
				separate paraffining room for cheese that is being paraffined if no other milk
				or cheese is being processed, handled, packaged, or exposed to contamination in
				the processing room at the same time the cheese is being paraffined;
10.
										2VAC5-531-70 F 1 e to provide a
				separate rindless block wrapping area if no other milk or cheese is being
				processed, handled, packaged, or exposed to contamination in the processing
				room at the same time the cheese is being wrapped;
11.
										2VAC5-531-70 F 1 f to provide
				separate cooling or curing rooms if all cheese is cooled or cured in operating
				refrigerators with tightly closing doors or other suitable equipment for
				maintaining the appropriate temperature and humidity;
12.
										2VAC5-531-70 F 1 g to provide
				separate rooms for the cleaning and preparation of bulk cheese from rooms used
				for cutting and wrapping of cheese if no other milk or cheese is being
				processed, handled, or exposed to contamination in the processing room at the
				same time the cheese is being cleaned or wrapped;
13.
										2VAC5-531-70 F 2 f to provide hoops
				and followers constructed of stainless steel or heavy tinned steel. Hoops and
				followers may be constructed of food grade plastic; and
14.
										2VAC5-531-70 F 2 g to provide and
				use only a cheese press constructed of stainless steel. The cheese press may be
				constructed of food grade plastic if kept in good condition;
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 531 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING MILK FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES › Section 2VAC5-531-100 - Construction plans for dairy farms and dairy plants

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No permit holder may construct, reconstruct, or modify a
				  milkhouse, milking barn, stable, parlor, transfer station, receiving station,
				  or dairy plant regulated under this chapter without submitting to the Virginia
				  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services written plans for review and
				  approval before construction work is begun.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5206 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 531 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING MILK FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES › Section 2VAC5-531-110 - Dairy products which may be sold

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No person may produce, provide, manufacture, sell, offer for
				  sale, expose for sale, or store in the Commonwealth of Virginia or bring, send,
				  or receive into the Commonwealth of Virginia any manufactured dairy product in
				  final package form for direct human consumption unless (i) the product has been
				  pasteurized in accordance with the requirements of this chapter; (ii) the
				  product is made from dairy ingredients (milk, milk products, or dairy products)
				  that have all been pasteurized in accordance with the requirements of this
				  chapter; or (iii) in the case of cheese, the cheese complies with a standard of
				  identity under 21 CFR Part 133 that allows for the cheese to be aged above
				  35° for a minimum of 60 days or the minimum number of days specified under
				  the standard of identity for that variety of cheese.
Statutory Authority: § 3.2-5206 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 531 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING MILK FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES › Section 2VAC5-531-120 - Personnel health

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A. No person
				affected with any disease in a communicable form, or while a carrier of a
				communicable disease, may work at any dairy farm or dairy plant in any capacity
				which brings the person into contact with the production, handling, storage, or
				transportation of milk or dairy products or into contact with milk or dairy
				product containers, equipment, or utensils.
B. No person holding a permit may employ any
				person having, or suspected of having, any disease in a communicable form or
				being a carrier of a communicable disease.
C. Each permit holder who produces or
				distributes milk or dairy products upon whose dairy farm or in whose dairy
				plant any communicable disease occurs or who suspects that any employee has
				contracted any disease in a communicable form or has become a carrier of a
				communicable disease shall notify the Virginia Department of Agriculture and
				Consumer Services within two hours after the time they had knowledge of the
				situation.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5206 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 531 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING MILK FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES › Section 2VAC5-531-130 - Procedure when infection is suspected

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When reasonable cause exists to suspect the possibility of
				  transmission of infection of a communicable disease from any person concerned
				  with the handling of milk or dairy products to any other person, the person
				  concerned with the handling of milk or dairy products and the person holding
				  the permit shall comply with the following measures:
1. The immediate exclusion of the person
				suspected of having a communicable disease or being a carrier of a communicable
				disease from handling any milk or dairy product;
2. No permit holder may sell or offer for
				sale any milk or dairy products that have been handled by or exposed to a
				person who is suspected of having a communicable disease or being a carrier of
				a communicable disease; and
3. Each
				person who is suspected of having a communicable disease or being a carrier of
				a communicable disease and his associates, at the discretion of the Virginia
				Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, shall submit to medical and
				bacteriological examination by a licensed physician in the Commonwealth of
				Virginia sufficient to make a medical diagnosis.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5206 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 531 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING MILK FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-531)

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Application
				  for a Dairy Farm Permit, ODF-DS-100 (rev. 6/2012)
Application
				  for a Permit to Receive, Process, and Handle Milk for Manufacturing Purposes,
				  ODF-DS-101 (rev. 5/2009)
Dairy
				  Farm Inspection Report, ODF-DS-102 (rev. 2/2006)
Dairy
				  Manufacturing Plant Inspection Report, ODF-DS-103 (rev.
				  1/2005)
Statutory Authority: § 3.2-5206 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 540 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CARBONATED AND STILL WATER BOTTLING PLANTS AND BEVERAGES [REPEALED] › Section 2VAC5-540-10 - Repealed

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 540 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CARBONATED AND STILL WATER BOTTLING PLANTS AND BEVERAGES [REPEALED] › Section 2VAC5-540-20 - Repealed

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 540 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CARBONATED AND STILL WATER BOTTLING PLANTS AND BEVERAGES [REPEALED] › Section 2VAC5-540-30 - Repealed

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 540 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CARBONATED AND STILL WATER BOTTLING PLANTS AND BEVERAGES [REPEALED] › Section 2VAC5-540-40 - Repealed

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 540 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CARBONATED AND STILL WATER BOTTLING PLANTS AND BEVERAGES [REPEALED] › Section 2VAC5-540-50 - Repealed

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 540 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CARBONATED AND STILL WATER BOTTLING PLANTS AND BEVERAGES [REPEALED] › Section 2VAC5-540-60 - Repealed

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 540 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CARBONATED AND STILL WATER BOTTLING PLANTS AND BEVERAGES [REPEALED] › Section 2VAC5-540-70 - Repealed

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 540 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO CARBONATED AND STILL WATER BOTTLING PLANTS AND BEVERAGES [REPEALED] › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-540) (Repealed.)

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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 550 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO TOLERANCES AND PROHIBITIONS APPLICABLE TO SAUSAGE › Section 2VAC5-550-10 - Sausage

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A. Cereal,
				vegetable starch, starchy vegetable flour, soya flour, soy protein concentrate,
				dried milk, nonfat dry milk, or calcium reduced dried skim milk may be added to
				sausage in quantities not to exceed, individually or collectively, 3-1/2% by
				weight of the finished product.
B.
				Water or ice in quantities not to exceed 3% may be added to sausage which is
				not cooked; sausage of the type which is cooked, such as frankfurter style, or
				normal style, and bologna style, may contain not more than 10% added water or
				moisture to make the product palatable.
C. When dried milk, nonfat dry milk, or
				calcium reduced dried skim milk is added to sausage in subsections A and B
				above, its use must not result in added water or moisture in excess of 3.0% for
				raw sausage, and 10% for cooked sausage.
D. When cereal, vegetable starch, starchy
				vegetable flour, soya flour, soy protein concentrate, dried milk, nonfat dry
				milk, or calcium reduced dried skim milk is added to sausage within the limits
				prescribed above, the product and the label shall be marked with the specific
				name of each added ingredient.
E.
				Raw pork sausage shall not be permitted to contain in excess of 50% total fat,
				as determined by the prescribed official AOAC method.
F. Sausage of the cooked type, such as
				frankfurter, vienna and bologna styles, shall not contain in excess of 30%
				total fat, as determined by the prescribed official AOAC method.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-5101 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 550 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO TOLERANCES AND PROHIBITIONS APPLICABLE TO SAUSAGE › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-550)

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Inspection Report, Form VDACS-06017.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 560 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO LABELING AND SALE OF INFANT FORMULA › Section 2VAC5-560-10 - Infant formulas

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Each and every container of liquid or powdered infant
				  formula made from two or more ingredients, and represented or intended as a
				  replacement or supplement for milk, shall conspicuously show in common and
				  express terms the calendar month and year after which the product is not to be
				  sold or used for human consumption.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-5121 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 560 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO LABELING AND SALE OF INFANT FORMULA › Section 2VAC5-560-20 - Basis for expiration date

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The expiration date (the date after which the product is not
				  to be sold or used for human consumption) shall be determined by the
				  manufacturer, based on empirical data when available; or, in its absence, shall
				  be determined by other verifiable scientific means.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-5121 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 560 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO LABELING AND SALE OF INFANT FORMULA › Section 2VAC5-560-30 - Supply scientific data establishing expiration date

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Upon the request of the commissioner or his authorized
				  agent, the manufacturer shall, for each and every brand, variety, or
				  formulation of infant formula intended to be sold or offered for sale in
				  Virginia, submit scientific data establishing the expiration date to comply
				  with 2VAC5-560-10. This data shall
				  include, but is not limited to, physical, nutritional, and chemical properties,
				  and rate of breakdown or loss of such properties. In the absence of empirical
				  data on any specific formulation, the manufacturer shall provide scientific
				  data to reasonably substantiate the expiration date. If the data submitted, in
				  the opinion of the commissioner does not justify the expiration date, the
				  commissioner shall prohibit the sale of the product until satisfactory data is
				  supplied, or until a new expiration date consistent with the data is applied to
				  the food product.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-5121 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 560 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO LABELING AND SALE OF INFANT FORMULA › Section 2VAC5-560-40 - Expiration date required on every carton, container, or consumer package

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Each and every shipping carton, container, or consumer
				  package shall also show the calendar month and year after which the product is
				  not to be sold or used.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-5121 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 560 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO LABELING AND SALE OF INFANT FORMULA › Section 2VAC5-560-50 - Misbranding

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Knowingly filing incorrect or unverifiable data with the
				  commissioner, or placing an expiration date upon a shipping carton, container,
				  or any consumer package that is inconsistent with the data filed with the
				  commissioner shall be considered to be misbranding under § 3.2-5123 A 1 of
				  the Code of Virginia. However, it shall not be considered misbranded if the
				  expiration date shown is an earlier date than the filed data could
				  warrant.
Statutory Authority: § 3.2-5121 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 560 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO LABELING AND SALE OF INFANT FORMULA › Section 2VAC5-560-60 - Special formulation

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The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any
				  special formulation manufactured on request of any licensed physician for the
				  express purpose of meeting dietary needs of a specific
				  individual.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-5121 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 560 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO LABELING AND SALE OF INFANT FORMULA › Section 2VAC5-560-70 - Sale of a product unfit for food

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Any manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or other person who
				  offers for sale or sells infant formula without an expiration date or who
				  offers for sale or sells infant formula after the expiration date shown shall
				  be deemed to be offering for sale a product unfit for food as described in
				  subdivision 3 of § 3.2-5122 of the Code of Virginia.
Statutory Authority: § 3.2-5121 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 570 - RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFINING STANDARDS FOR GRADES/SIZES OF SHELL EGGS › Section 2VAC5-570-10 - Grade AA eggs

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Eggs offered for sale as Grade AA quality shall meet the
				  specifications of USDA Consumer Grade AA quality found in "Regulations
				  Governing the Grading of Shell Eggs and United States Standards, Grades and
				  Weight Classes for Shell Eggs ( 7 CFR Part 56 )" of the Code of Federal
				  Regulations, incorporated by reference in this chapter.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5302 and 3.2-5311 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 570 - RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFINING STANDARDS FOR GRADES/SIZES OF SHELL EGGS › Section 2VAC5-570-20 - Grade A eggs

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Eggs offered for sale as Grade A quality shall meet the
				  specifications of USDA Consumer Grade A quality found in "Regulations Governing
				  the Grading of Shell Eggs and United States Standards, Grades and Weight
				  Classes for Shell Eggs ( 7 CFR Part 56 )" of the Code of Federal
				  Regulations.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5302 and 3.2-5311 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 570 - RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFINING STANDARDS FOR GRADES/SIZES OF SHELL EGGS › Section 2VAC5-570-30 - Grade B eggs

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Eggs offered for sale as Grade B quality shall meet the
				  specifications of USDA Consumer Grade B quality found in "Regulations Governing
				  the Grading of Shell Eggs and United States Standards, Grades and Weight
				  Classes for Shell Eggs ( 7 CFR Part 56 )" of the Code of Federal
				  Regulations.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5302 and 3.2-5311 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 570 - RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFINING STANDARDS FOR GRADES/SIZES OF SHELL EGGS › Section 2VAC5-570-40 - Ungraded eggs

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Eggs offered for sale as ungraded shall meet the
				  specifications of USDA Consumer Grade B quality found in "Regulations Governing
				  the Grading of Shell Eggs and United States Standards, Grades and Weight
				  Classes for Shell Eggs ( 7 CFR Part 56 )" of the Code of Federal
				  Regulations.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5302 and 3.2-5311 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 570 - RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFINING STANDARDS FOR GRADES/SIZES OF SHELL EGGS › Section 2VAC5-570-50 - Loss, inedible or leaker eggs

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Eggs described as loss, inedible or leakers within the
				  meaning of "Regulations Governing the Grading of Shell Eggs and United States
				  Standards, Grades and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs ( 7 CFR Part 56 )," §
				  56.212 (a), (b) and (c) of the Code of Federal Regulations shall not be sold or
				  offered for sale for human consumption.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5302 and 3.2-5311 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 570 - RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFINING STANDARDS FOR GRADES/SIZES OF SHELL EGGS › Section 2VAC5-570-60 - Weight classes

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Consumer grades of shell eggs and ungraded eggs shall
				  conform to USDA weight classes for consumer grades for shell eggs found in
				  "Regulations Governing the Grading of Shell Eggs and United States Standards,
				  Grades and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs ( 7 CFR Part 56 )" of the Code of
				  Federal Regulations.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5302 and 3.2-5311 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 570 - RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFINING STANDARDS FOR GRADES/SIZES OF SHELL EGGS › Section 2VAC5-570-70 - Egg case and container markings

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All egg cases or retail containers in which eggs are kept for
				  the purpose of sale, or offered or exposed for sale (except those exempt in
				  § 3.2-5305 ), shall be marked according to one of the grades and sizes, or
				  marked ungraded. The marking, identity of the commodity in the package, and net
				  quantity of the contents in terms of count shall appear on the principal
				  display panel of the package. The retail containers shall bear the name and
				  address of the packer or distributor when the eggs are kept, offered, exposed
				  for sale or sold at any place other than on the premises where packed. The
				  grade and size, or ungraded status, shall be spelled out in full. All
				  information required to appear on the container shall be prominent, definite,
				  and plain, and shall be conspicuous as to size and style of letters and
				  numbers. When loose eggs are on display for sale, a sign shall be attached
				  showing the grade and size, or the ungraded status, in plain view to the
				  public.
The plant of origin grading within the meaning of
				  "Regulations Governing the Grading of Shell Eggs and United States Standards,
				  Grades and Weight Classes for Shell Eggs ( 7 CFR Part 56 )," § 56.1 of the
				  Code of Federal Regulations shall be identified on all cases or containers in
				  which shell eggs are delivered to the retail or food service
				  institution.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5302 and 3.2-5311 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 570 - RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFINING STANDARDS FOR GRADES/SIZES OF SHELL EGGS › Section 2VAC5-570-80 - Requirement for eggs being processed, transported, or stored

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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
				  permit unsanitary conditions to exist in the processing, transportation, or
				  storage of eggs whereby the eggs may become contaminated.
Statutory Authority
§§ 3.2-5302 and 3.2-5311 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 570 - RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFINING STANDARDS FOR GRADES/SIZES OF SHELL EGGS › Form - FORMS (2VAC5-570)

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Inspection Report, Form VDACS-06017.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 585 - RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS › Part I - Purpose and Definitions › Article 1 - Title, Intent, Scope › Section 2VAC5-585-10 - Retail food establishment regulations

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These provisions shall be known as the Retail Food
						Establishment Regulations hereinafter referred to as "this regulation." This
						regulation shall not apply to farmers selling their own farm-produced products
						directly to consumers for their personal use, whether such sales occur on such
						farmer's farm or at a farmers' market.
Statutory Authority
§ 3.2-5121 of the Code of
						  Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 585 - RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS › Part I - Purpose and Definitions › Article 1 - Title, Intent, Scope › Section 2VAC5-585-15

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Statutory Authority: § 3.2-5121 of the Code of
						  Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 585 - RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS › Part I - Purpose and Definitions › Article 1 - Title, Intent, Scope › Section 2VAC5-585-20 - Food safety, illness prevention, and honest presentation

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The purpose of this chapter is to safeguard public health
						and provide to consumers food that is safe, unadulterated, and honestly
						presented.
Statutory Authority: §
													3.2-5121
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 585 - RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS › Part I - Purpose and Definitions › Article 1 - Title, Intent, Scope › Section 2VAC5-585-30 - Statement

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This chapter establishes definitions; sets standards for
						management and personnel, food operations, and equipment and facilities; and
						provides for inspection, food establishment plan review, and employee
						restriction.
Statutory Authority: §
													3.2-5121
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 585 - RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS › Part II - Management and Personnel › Article 1 - Supervision › Section 2VAC5-585-50 - Assignment

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A. Except as
					 specified in subsection B or C of this section, the operator shall be the
					 person in charge or shall designate a person in charge and shall ensure that a
					 person in charge is present at the food establishment during all hours of
					 operation.Pf
B. In a food establishment with two or more
					 separately inspected departments that are the legal responsibility of the same
					 operator and that are located on the same premises, the operator may, during
					 specific time periods when food is not being prepared, packaged, or served,
					 designate a single person in charge who is present on the premises during all
					 hours of operation, and who is responsible for each separately inspected food
					 establishment on the premises.Pf
C. This section does not apply to certain
					 types of food establishments deemed by the department to pose minimal risk of
					 causing, or contributing to, foodborne illness based on the nature of the
					 operation and the extent of the food
					 preparation.Pf
Statutory Authority: §
													3.2-5121
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 585 - RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS › Part II - Management and Personnel › Article 1 - Supervision › Section 2VAC5-585-65 - Certified food protection manager

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A. At least one employee who has supervisory
					 and management responsibility and the authority to direct and control food
					 preparation and service shall be a certified food protection manager who has
					 shown proficiency of required information through passing a test that is part
					 of an accredited program.
B. The
					 person in charge shall be a certified food protection manager who has shown
					 proficiency of required information through passing a test that is part of an
					 accredited program. For purposes of enforcing this subsection, this requirement
					 will take effect on June 24, 2023.
C. This section does not apply to certain
					 types of food establishments deemed by the department to pose minimal risk of
					 causing, or contributing to, foodborne illness based on the nature of the
					 operation and extent of food preparation.
Statutory Authority: §
													3.2-5121
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 585 - RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS › Part II - Management and Personnel › Article 1 - Supervision › Section 2VAC5-585-67 - Food protection manager certification

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A. A person in charge who demonstrates
					 knowledge by being a food protection manager who is certified by a food
					 protection manager certification program that is evaluated and listed by a
					 Conference for Food Protection-recognized accrediting agency as conforming to
					 the Conference for Food Protection Standards for Accreditation of Food
					 Protection Manager Certification Programs, April 2018, (Conference for Food
					 Protection) is deemed to comply with subdivision 2 of
					 2VAC5-585-60.
B. A food establishment that has a person in
					 charge who is certified by a food protection manager certification program that
					 is evaluated and listed by a Conference for Food Protection-recognized
					 accrediting agency as conforming to the Conference for Food Protection
					 Standards for Accreditation of Food Protection Manager Certification Programs,
					 April 2018, (Conference for Food Protection) is deemed to comply with
					 2VAC5-585-65.
Statutory Authority: §
													3.2-5121
						  of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 585 - RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS › Part II - Management and Personnel › Article 2 - Employee Health › Section 2VAC5-585-80 - Responsibility of operator, person in charge, and conditional employees

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A. The operator
					 shall require food employees and conditional employees to report to the person
					 in charge information about their health and activities as they relate to
					 diseases that are transmissible through food. A food employee or conditional
					 employee shall report the information in a manner that allows the person in
					 charge to reduce the risk of foodborne disease transmission, including
					 providing necessary additional information, such as the date of onset of
					 symptoms and an illness, or of a diagnosis without symptoms, if the food
					 employee or conditional employee:
1. Has any
					 of the following symptoms:
a.
					 Vomiting;P
b.
					 Diarrhea;P
c.
					 Jaundice;P
d. Sore throat with
					 fever;P or
e. A lesion containing pus such as a boil or
					 infected wound that is open or draining and is:
(1) On the hands or wrists, unless an
					 impermeable cover such as a finger cot or stall protects the lesion and a
					 single-use glove is worn over the impermeable
					 cover;P
(2) On exposed portions of the arms, unless
					 the lesion is protected by an impermeable cover;P
					 or
(3) On other parts of the body,
					 unless the lesion is covered by a dry, durable, tight-fitting
					 bandage;P
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 2 - AGRICULTURE › Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 585 - RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS › Part II - Management and Personnel › Article 2 - Employee Health › Section 2VAC5-585-90 - Exclusions and restrictions.*

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The person in charge shall exclude or restrict a food
						employee from a food establishment in accordance with the following:
1. Except when the symptom is from a
					 noninfectious condition, exclude a food employee if the food employee is:
a. Symptomatic with vomiting or
					 diarrhea;P or
b. Symptomatic with vomiting or diarrhea and
					 diagnosed with an infection from Norovirus, Shigella spp., Salmonella
					 (nontyphoidal), or Shiga toxin-producing E.
					 coli.P