Bare hand contact with foods has stronger language in the new code. Can you explain how the environmental specialists will be inspecting this regulation?
The inspector will mark the item as IN compliance only when employees are observed using suitable utensils or gloves to prevent bare hand (or arm) contact with ready-to-eat foods. The item may be marked N.A. for establishments that provide only packaged or bulk food items that are not provided as a ready-to-eat food item. The item may be marked N.O. for establishments that prepare ready-to-eat foods only, but no food preparation is performed at the time of inspection. Many GA restaurants serving meats and raw seafood have been printing a consumer advisory notice in their menu or posting a sign about raw shellfish and undercooked meat consumption, per existing rules. Can you highlight the 2007 code changes and explain how the new regulations will affect these operations? For example, are specific type fonts and sizes of letters required? Will there be a grace period to reprint menus? The 2007 GA Food Code Chapter 290-5-14 Rule.04(7)(e) requires both a disclosure statement and a reminder
