21 CFR § 1250.32 - Food-handling operations.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s1250.32"
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title: "21 CFR § 1250.32 - Food-handling operations."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "1250.32"
section_name: "Food-handling operations."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "L"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS UNDER CERTAIN OTHER ACTS ADMINISTERED BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "1250"
part_name: "INTERSTATE CONVEYANCE SANITATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "42 U.S.C. 216, 243, 264, 271."
regulatory_source: "40 FR 5624, Feb. 6, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1250"
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# 1250.32 Food-handling operations.

(a) All food-handling operations shall be accomplished so as to minimize the possibility of contaminating food, drink, or utensils.

(b) The hands of all persons shall be kept clean while engaged in handling food, drink, utensils, or equipment.