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A.<\/span> Every place used for the preparation for sale, manufacture, packing, storage, sale, or distribution of any food shall be properly lighted, drained, plumbed, and ventilated, and shall be operated with strict regard for the purity and wholesomeness of the food produced, and with strict regard to the influence of such conditions upon the health of any worker or employee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The floors, sidewalls, ceilings, furniture, receptacles, implements, and machinery of every place where food is manufactured, packed, stored, sold, or distributed, shall at all times be kept in a clean, healthful, and sanitary condition. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> All refuse, dirt, and waste products subject to decomposition and fermentation incident to the manufacture, preparation, packing, storing, selling, and distributing of food, shall be removed from the premises daily. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSANITARY CONDITIONS OF FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS (\u00a7 3.2-5106)\n\nA. Every place used for the preparation for sale, manufacture, packing, storage,\nsale, or distribution of any food shall be properly lighted, drained, plumbed,\nand ventilated, and shall be operated with strict regard for the purity and\nwholesomeness of the food produced, and with strict regard to the influence of\nsuch conditions upon the health of any worker or employee.\n\nB. The floors, sidewalls, ceilings, furniture, receptacles, implements, and\nmachinery of every place where food is manufactured, packed, stored, sold, or\ndistributed, shall at all times be kept in a clean, healthful, and sanitary\ncondition.\n\nC. All refuse, dirt, and waste products subject to decomposition and\nfermentation incident to the manufacture, preparation, packing, storing,\nselling, and distributing of food, shall be removed from the premises daily.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 3-286, 3-287, 3-289; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7\u00a7 3.1-366,\n3.1-367, 3.1-369; 2008, c. 860.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}