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Toilet Facilities - Are there adequate toilet facilities available for the use of food handlers?

Guidance		Standard 3.2.3 cl 16 of the Code requires that a food business ensure adequate toilets are available for the use of food handlers working for the food business. Toilets should not be entered directly off a food preparation area but through a ventilated lobby or an airlock. There must be no likelihood that airborne droplet contamination will affect the safety of food. Toilets do not have to be on the premises, however if toilets are operated by an external body (e.g. toilet facilities at a shopping mall) it is advisable that an agreement regarding access is in place. Mobile facilities should nominate the toilet facilities that are available to the business during operating hours.
Non-compliance	Minor	Warm running water is not provided at the hand washing basin.
	Major	Toilet facilities provided are unclean or not maintained. E.g. toilet paper is not provided and toilets are not cleaned on a regular/daily basis. Hand soap or paper towel is missing from toilet hand wash basin dispensers. Toilet facilities are not always accessible when the business is operating. E.g. toilets are locked for periods when the business is operating.
	Critical	No toilet facilities are provided on the premises or toilet facilities are not within a reasonable distance. E.g. crossing the road to access public toilets. Toilet facilities are not provided with hand washing facilities Toilet facilities are broken or not operational.