(1) Manual handling of bulk foods by customers during dispensing shall be discouraged. Mechanical dispensing devices shall be used, including gravity dispensers, pumps, extruders, and augers. Manual dispensing utensils shall also be used, including tongs, scoops, ladles, and spatulas.
If the dispensing devices and utensils listed in subsection (1) of this section do notdiscourage manual customer handling of bulk foods, such bulk foods must be wrapped or sacked prior to display.
Manual dispensing utensils shall be protected against becoming contaminated andserving as vehicles for introducing contamination into bulk foods. A tether of easily cleanable material shall be attached to such a utensil and shall be of such length that the utensil cannot contact the floor. A sleeve or protective housing attached or adjacent to the display unit shall be available for storing a utensil when not in use.
Ladles and spatulas shall be stored in bulk foods with handles extending to the outside of product modules. Handles shall not prevent lids from being self-closing.
Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 885, § 1, effective July 1.