A pedicure salon using whirlpool foot spas faces ongoing risk from Mycobacterium fortuitum and other waterborne organisms. The most effective infection-control practice combines:
Explanation
Whirlpool foot spas have generated some of the most serious salon outbreaks documented in California (Mycobacterium fortuitum boils, etc.) precisely because biofilm forms in the jets and screens. The BBC pedicure-equipment rules (CCR Title 16 §980.4) require a between-client procedure (drain, clean, refill with disinfectant, circulate for label contact time, rinse), a more rigorous end-of-day procedure, a weekly removal-and-cleaning of the screen/filter, and a written log signed by the licensee. Options B, C, and D miss steps and intervals and would fail an inspection and put clients at risk.
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