§ 46.285. Washing raw fruits and vegetables.

 (a)  General. Raw fruits and vegetables shall be thoroughly washed in water to remove soil and other contaminants before being cut, combined with other ingredients, cooked, served or offered for human consumption in ready-to-eat form.

 (b)  Exception. Whole, raw fruits and vegetables which are intended for washing by the consumer before consumption need not be washed before they are sold.

 (c)  Chemical washing. Fruits and vegetables may be washed by using chemicals as specified in §  46.1024(b) (relating to chemicals: use criteria).

   This section cited in 7 Pa. Code §  46.3 (relating to definitions); 7 Pa. Code §  46.261 (relating to preventing contamination from food employees’ hands); and 7 Pa. Code §  46.281 (relating to preventing contamination of packaged and unpackaged food: separation, packaging and unpackaging segregation).