DIVISION 104. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 106500-119406›PART 7. CALIFORNIA RETAIL FOOD CODE 113700-114437›CHAPTER 6. Equipment, Utensils, and Linens 114130-114185.5›ARTICLE 5. Linens 114185-114185.5
§ 114185.3
California Health and Safety Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) Linens that do not come in direct contact with food shall be laundered when they become wet, sticky, or visibly soiled.
(b) Cloth gloves shall be laundered before being used with a different type of raw food of animal origin such as beef, lamb, pork, fish and poultry.
(c) Cloth napkins shall be laundered between each use.
(d) Wet wiping cloths shall be laundered daily.
(e) Dry wiping cloths shall be laundered as necessary to prevent contamination of food and clean serving utensils.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 23, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative July 1, 2007, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 23.)
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