Where is a food handler permitted to wash their hands in the establishment?
Explanation
Hands may be washed only at a sink designated for handwashing, not in sinks used to prepare food, wash dishes, or dump mop water, because those sinks can cross-contaminate hands or food. Distance is not an exception: a mop sink holds wastewater and is never an option, no matter how far away the hand sink is. Stocking soap, towels, and warm water at a produce prep sink does not convert it into a handwashing sink, and every compartment of the warewashing sink is for equipment, drained or not. A handwashing sink must be stocked with warm running water, soap, and a way to dry hands.
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