§ 46.304. Wiping cloths: use limitations.
(a) Cloths used for wiping food spills. Cloths that are used for wiping food spills shall be used for no other purpose.
(b) Wet and dry wiping cloths. Cloths used for wiping food spills shall be one of the following:
(1) Dry and used for wiping food spills from tableware and carry-out containers.
(2) Wet and cleaned as specified in § 46.751(b)(4) (relating to requirement and frequency of laundering), stored in a chemical sanitizer at a concentration specified in § 46.674(a) (relating to warewashing equipment: mechanical or manual), and used for wiping spills from food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces of equipment.
(c) Wiping cloths used with raw animal-derived foods. Dry or wet cloths that are used with raw animal-derived foods shall be kept separate from cloths used for other purposes, and wet cloths used with raw animal-derived foods shall be kept in a separate sanitizing solution.
(d) General cleanliness. Wet wiping cloths used with a freshly made sanitizing solution and dry wiping cloths shall be free of food debris and visible soil.
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