PDFWAC 246-215-08510
Investigation and control—Restriction or exclusion order: Warning or hearing not required, information required in order (FDA Food Code 8-501.30).
Based on the findings of the investigation as specified under WAC 246-215-08500 and to control disease transmission, the regulatory authority may issue an order of restriction or exclusion to a suspected food employee or the permit holder without prior warning, notice of a hearing, or a hearing if the order:
(1) States the reasons for the restriction or exclusion that is ordered;
(2) States the evidence that the food employee or permit holder shall provide in order to demonstrate that the reasons for the restriction or exclusions are eliminated;
(3) States that the suspected food employee or permit holder may request an appeal hearing by submitting a timely request as provided in law; and
(4) Provides the name and address of the regulatory authority representative to whom a request for an appeal hearing can be made.