# 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 229.547: 25 TAC § 229.547. Personnel

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## Section

- **Citation:** 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 229.547
- **Heading:** 25 TAC § 229.547. Personnel
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 25 HEALTH SERVICES / Part 1 DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES / Chapter 229 FOOD AND DRUG / 25 TAC § 229.547

## Text

(a) Employee health requirements. No person known to be or suspected of being affected with any disease in a communicable form, or while a carrier of such disease, or while afflicted with boils, infected wounds, sores, or respiratory infection, shall work in an area of a salvage establishment or for a salvage broker in any capacity in which there is any possibility of such person contaminating salvageable or salvaged food with pathogenic organisms, or transmitting disease to other individuals.
(b) Personal cleanliness.
(1) All personnel while working in direct contact with salvageable food or while engaged in reconditioning, repacking, or otherwise handling any ingredients or components of salvageable food shall wear clean outer garments, maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness, and conform to hygienic practices while on duty.
(2) Personnel engaged in reconditioning salvageable food shall wash their hands thoroughly in a department approved hand-washing facility before starting work and as often as may be necessary to remove soil and contamination.
(3) No person shall resume work after visiting the toilet room without first washing their hands.

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