Section 410IAC7-24-245. Wiping cloths; used for one purpose

   (a) Cloths that are in use for wiping food spills shall be used for no other purpose.

  (b) Cloths used for wiping food spills shall be:

(1) dry and used for wiping food spills from tableware and carry-out containers; or

(2) wet and cleaned as specified under section 312(d) of this rule, stored in a chemical sanitizer as specified under section 294 of this rule, and used for wiping spills from food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment.

  (c) Wet or dry cloths that are used with raw animal foods shall be kept separate from cloths used for other purposes, and wet cloths used with raw animal foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.

  (d) Wet wiping cloths used with a freshly made sanitizing solution and dry wiping cloths shall be free of food debris and visible soil.

  (e) For purposes of this section, a violation of subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) is a noncritical item. (Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 7-24-245; filed Oct 13, 2004, 12:30 p.m.: 28 IR 869; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readopted filed Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)