NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 89.23 — Equipment and Hand Wash Sinks.

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(a) Compliance with 24 RCNY Health Code Article 81 and rules. A mobile food vending unit shall be designed and equipped to hold, prepare, store and serve food in accordance with 24 RCNY Chapter 6 and 24 RCNY Health Code Article 81.

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§ 89.23 Equipment and Hand Wash Sinks.

RCNY § 89.23

(a)Compliance with 24 RCNY Health Code Article 81 and rules. A mobile food vending unit shall be designed and equipped to hold, prepare, store and serve food in accordance with 24 RCNY Chapter 6 and 24 RCNY Health Code Article 81.

(b)Operations exclusively on the mobile food vending unit. The sale, storage, holding, distribution, or display of food from boxes or from any place other than a mobile food vending unit is prohibited.

(c)Single-service articles. Consumers shall be provided with single service articles, such as plastic forks and paper plates. Mobile food vendors shall not re-use single service articles and shall provide a container for their disposal. All waste containers shall be emptied and cleaned at the commissary servicing the mobile food vending unit, in accordance with 24 RCNY Health Code § 89.25.

(d)Equipment placement. Equipment shall be located and installed in a way that prevents food contamination and facilitates cleaning the unit, in accordance with 24 RCNY Chapter 6.

(e)Unobstructed work areas. Unobstructed working spaces are to be provided sufficient to permit persons operating a mobile food vending unit to perform their duties readily without contamination of food or food-contact surfaces by clothing or personal contact.

(f)Hand washing facilities required. Hand wash sinks shall be provided in accordance with 24 RCNY Chapter 6.

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