(A)
Except as provided in division (B) below, all food handlers, regardless of title, position, or establishment's own policy, shall wear hair restraints such as hats, visors, hair coverings or nets, beard restraints, and clothing that covers body hair, that are designed and worn to effectively keep their hair from contacting exposed food; clean equipment, utensils, and linens; and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
(B) This section does not apply to food handlers such as counter staff who only serve wrapped or packaged foods or beverages, bartenders, hostesses and wait staff if they present minimal risk of contaminating exposed food, clean equipment, utensils, linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles.
(C) If during the process of conducting an inspection, an inspector observes a food handler wear a hair restraint in an ineffective manner, the food employee will be asked to provide an effective means to restrain their hair from food and the violation will be noted on the inspection.
(Ord. OR-2235-21, passed 12-13-21; Ord. OR-2236-22, passed 1-10-22; Ord. OR-2249-22, passed 4-25-22)