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Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SOR/2018-108)

Regulations are current to 2026-03-17 and last amended on 2025-09-19. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Cleaning stations, lavatories, etc.

  •  (1) If necessary to prevent the contamination of a food, an establishment must be equipped with hand cleaning and sanitizing stations, lavatories, showers, drinking water stations, break rooms or change rooms that

    • (a) are appropriately equipped and adequate in number and size for the number of persons using them;

    • (b) are located so that they are readily accessible to the persons using them; and

    • (c) are capable of withstanding repeated cleaning and, if necessary to prevent contamination of a food, repeated sanitizing.

  • Marginal note:Hand cleaning and sanitizing stations

    (2) The hand cleaning and sanitizing stations must permit the effective cleaning of hands.

  • Marginal note:Lavatories

    (3) The lavatories must be located and maintained so that they do not present any risk of contamination of a food.

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