21 CFR §112.130
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All of the following requirements apply to hand-washing facilities:
- (a)You must provide personnel with adequate, readily accessible hand-washing facilities during growing activities that take place in a fully-enclosed building, and during covered harvest, packing, or holding activities.
- (b)Your hand-washing facilities must be furnished with:
- (c)You must provide for appropriate disposal of waste (for example, waste water and used single-service towels) associated with a hand-washing facility and take appropriate measures to prevent waste water from a hand-washing facility from contaminating covered produce, food contact surfaces, areas used for a covered activity, agricultural water sources, and agricultural water distribution systems with known or reasonably foreseeable hazards.
- (d)You may not use antiseptic hand rubs as a substitute for soap (or other effective surfactant) and water.