2014 Vermont Statutes
Title 18 - Health
Chapter 85 - FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
Subchapter 1: FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS GENERALLY
§ 4303 Special provisions

§ 4303. Special provisions

Subject to the provisions of this subchapter, an establishment shall be constructed, maintained, and operated with strict regard for the health of the employees and for the purity and wholesomeness of the food therein produced, kept, stored, handled, served, or distributed, so far as may be reasonable and necessary in the public interest and consistent with the character of the establishment, pursuant to the following general requirements:

(1) The entire establishment and its immediate appertaining premises, including the fixtures and furnishings, the machinery, apparatus, implements, utensils, receptacles, vehicles and other devices used in the production, keeping, storing, handling, serving, or distributing of the food, or the materials used in the food, shall be constructed, maintained, and operated in a clean, sanitary, and healthful manner;

(2) The food and the materials used in the food shall be protected from any foreign or injurious contamination which may render them unfit for human consumption;

(3) The clothing, habits, and conduct of the employees shall be conducive to and promote cleanliness, sanitation, and healthfulness;

(4) There shall be proper, suitable, and adequate toilets and lavatories, constructed, maintained, and operated in a clean, sanitary, and healthful manner;

(5) There shall be proper, suitable, and adequate light, ventilation, drainage, and plumbing.