A. 
Identifying information.
(1) 
Containers of poisonous or toxic materials and personal care items shall bear a legible manufacturer's label.
(2) 
Working containers used for storing poisonous or toxic materials such as cleaners and sanitizers taken from bulk supplies shall be clearly and individually identified with the common name of the material.
A. 
Storage.
(1) 
Poisonous or toxic materials shall be stored so they do not contaminate food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles by:
(a) 
Separating the poisonous or toxic materials by spacing or partitioning; and
(b) 
Locating the poisonous or toxic materials in an area that is not above food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service or single-use articles.
(2) 
This subsection does not apply to equipment and utensil cleaners and sanitizers that are stored in warewashing areas for availability and convenience if the materials are stored to prevent contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles.
B. 
Use restriction.
(1) 
Only those poisonous or toxic materials that are required for the operation and maintenance of a food establishment, such as for the cleaning and sanitizing of equipment and utensils and the control of insects and rodents, shall be allowed in a food establishment.
(2) 
Subsection B(1) of this section does not apply to packaged poisonous or toxic materials that are for retail sale.
C. 
Conditions of use. Poisonous or toxic materials shall be:
(1) 
Used according to:
(a) 
Law and this code;
(b) 
The manufacturer's use directions included in the labeling;
(c) 
The conditions of certification, if certification is required, for use of the pest control materials; and
(d) 
Additional conditions that may be established by the regulatory authority; and
(2) 
Applied so that:
(a) 
Contamination, including toxic residues due to spray, drip, drain, or splash on food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles, is prevented; and
(b) 
A hazard to employees or other persons is not constituted.
D. 
Containers.
(1) 
A food container may not be used to store, transport, or dispense poisonous or toxic materials.
(2) 
A container previously used to store poisonous or toxic materials may not be used to store, transport, or dispense food.
E. 
Chemicals.
(1) 
Chemical sanitizers shall meet the requirements specified in 21 CFR 178.1010, Sanitizing solutions.
(2) 
Chemicals used to wash or peel raw, whole fruits and vegetables shall meet the requirements specified in 21 CFR 173.315, Chemicals used in washing or to assist in the lye peeling of fruits and vegetables.
(3) 
Chemicals used as boiler water additives shall meet the requirements specified in 21 CFR 173.310, Boiler water additives.
(4) 
Drying agents used in conjunction with sanitization shall:
(a) 
For use with hot water:
[1] 
Contain only components that are generally recognized as safe as specified in 21 CFR 182, Substances Generally Recognized as Safe, 21 CFR 184, Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe, or 21 CFR 186, Indirect Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe; or
[2] 
Be specifically reviewed according to procedures specified in 21 CFR 171, Food Additive Petitions, and accepted as an indirect food additive before being used; or
(b) 
For use with chemicals, contain only components that are approved under a prior sanction as specified in 21 CFR 181, Prior-Sanctioned Food Ingredients, or are generally recognized as safe as specified in 21 CFR 182, Substances Generally Recognized as Safe.
F. 
Incidental food contact. Lubricants shall meet the requirements specified in 21 CFR 178.3570, Lubricants with incidental food contact, if they are used on food-contact surfaces, on bearings and gears located on or within food-contact surfaces, or on bearings and gears that are located so that lubricants may leak, drip, or be forced into food or onto food-contact surfaces.
G. 
Pesticide application.
(1) 
A pesticide shall be applied in a food establishment only by a certified applicator, except that the manual or automatic spraying of a general use insecticide that only contains pyrethrins, piperonyl butoxide, and N-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide need not be done by a certified applicator.
(2) 
A pesticide shall be applied so that direct or indirect contact with food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles is prevented by protecting those items from toxic residues due to spray, drip, drain, or splash and:
(a) 
From application of a restricted use pesticide by:
[1] 
Removing the items;
[2] 
Covering the items with impermeable covers; or
[3] 
Taking other appropriate preventive actions; and
(b) 
Cleaning and sanitizing equipment and utensils after the application.
(3) 
Bait shall be contained in a covered bait station.
(4) 
Tracking powders may not be used in a food establishment.
H. 
Medicine restriction and storage.
(1) 
Only those medicines that are necessary for the health of employees shall be allowed in a food establishment. This subsection does not apply to medicines that are stored or displayed for retail sale.
(2) 
Medicines that are in a food establishment for the employees' use shall be labeled as specified under § 335-35A and located to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles.
(3) 
Medicines belonging to employees or to children in a day-care center that require refrigeration and are stored in a food refrigerator shall be:
(a) 
Stored in a package or container and kept inside a covered, leakproof container that is identified as a container for the storage of employees' medicines; and
(b) 
Located on the lowest shelf.
I. 
First aid supplies. First aid supplies that are in a food establishment for the employees' use shall be:
(1) 
Labeled as specified under § 335-35A; and
(2) 
Stored in a kit or a container that is located to prevent the contamination of food, equipment, utensils, linens, and single-service and single-use articles.