Chicago Food Violation Code 7: Proper Hot and Cold Water Available

Severity: critical | Category: Water & Plumbing

What This Means

The establishment must have an adequate supply of hot and cold running water under pressure, available at all sinks used for handwashing, food prep, and warewashing.

Health Risk

Without hot water, proper handwashing and sanitization of equipment is impossible, dramatically increasing contamination risk.

Common Examples

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