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The record
- Jurisdiction
- Delaware
- Level
- State
- Authority
- 16 Del. C. §§ 122(3)f. and 134 (as recited in the Food Code); 16 Del. C. ch. 33
- Issued
- 2020-08-11 Aug. 11, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-08-11 (prior issue in force before that date) (read as 2020-08-11)
- End
- standing (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- Standing since Aug. 11, 2020 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Workplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition
- Addressees
- specified businesses (food establishments, restaurants, retail food operations and their permit holders and persons in charge)
- Character
- sanitary code duty
- Collection
- Standing duties: Delaware DUT-DE
Operative words
The State of Delaware Food Code shall be effective August 11, 2020.... 2.1 The State of Delaware Food Code adopts, as if fully set forth herein, the United States Public Health Service 2017 Food Code
Penalty
permit suspension and closure under the adopted Food Code; 16 Del. C. § 107(a) fine of $100 to $1,000 per violation (Ex. DUT-DE-006)
What it required
Every Delaware food establishment operated under a permit conditioned on compliance with the adopted FDA Food Code, including the permit holder's duty to require food employees to report illness and to exclude or restrict ill employees (Food Code § 2-201, as amended by § 2.2 of the Delaware regulation), sanitation and hand-hygiene duties, and the regulatory authority's power to order cessation of operations for an imminent health hazard.
Retrieval noteThe exhibit is the State's static archive mirror of the Aug. 11, 2020 issue; the adopted FDA 2017 Food Code text is incorporated by reference and is not reproduced in the exhibit. DPH's Phase 2 Requirements for Food Establishments (Ex. DUT-DE-017) invoke this regulation: '13. Must adhere to all Food Code regulations.' The file-name date (2020-04-01) was assigned at retrieval; the instrument's own effective date is Aug. 11, 2020 as recorded above.