Singapore legislation
Regulation 21
Regulation 21
Cleanliness of equipment, etc.
Every person who is engaged in the sale or preparation for sale of food shall not —
wipe or polish any apparatus, appliance, utensil, receptacle, or any food with any cloth other than a clean cloth kept solely for the purpose;
use any crockery, utensil or appliance which has been applied to his mouth unless such crockery, utensil or appliance is thoroughly washed and cleaned before being used;
use or have in his possession for use any crockery, utensil or appliance which is chipped, broken, cracked or damaged;
use unclean water to wash any food, crockery, utensil or any other thing;
stack up crockery, utensils, containers or receptacles containing food in such manner as to contaminate the food;
use the same chopping board, fork, tongs, scoop, glove or other implement to handle raw food and cooked food; and
use the same fork, tongs, scoop, glove or other implement, which is used to handle raw food or cooked food, as the case may be, to handle any other thing whereby the wholesomeness, cleanliness or freedom from contamination of such food may be endangered.