§81.46 Refillable, returnable containers.
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- Beverage containers. Employees or consumers may refill consumers’ personal take-out
- Other containers. An establishment providing consumers with returnable containers must
- Container materials. Reusable containers that will be washed and sanitized must be made of
beverage containers (such as thermally insulated bottles, non-spill coffee cups, and promotional
beverage containers) with beverages that are not potentially hazardous foods, provided that
beverages are dispensed in a manner that prevents contact with, or contamination of, the foodcontact surfaces of the beverage dispensing equipment.
wash and sanitize all such containers before reuse in accordance with §81.29 of this Article. An
establishment that does not wash and sanitize patrons’ containers before reuse must obtain
Department approval of a written standard operating procedure that demonstrates that there is no
contamination of food and/or food contact surfaces. Such procedure must be maintained on the
premises and made available at the time of Department inspection.
food grade materials resistant under normal conditions of use to scratching, scoring,
decomposition, crazing, chipping and distortion, and of sufficient weight and thickness to be
washed and sanitized in accordance with §81.29 of this Article.