Terry L. Morton Commissioner Kathleen L. Kerr, Esq. Director

      Your letter of June 6, 1997 has been forwarded to me for comment. Our rules for food service establishments are called He-P 2300, NH Rules for the Sanitary Production and Distribution of Food.

      The only section of the rules that deal with apparel of any kind is He-P 2312.03 (a), "All food service employees working in food preparation areas shall wear clean uniforms or clean bib-type aprons." or (b), "Employees shall use effective hair restraints such as hair nets to prevent the contamination of food or food-contact surfaces."

      To my knowledge, there is no other reference, either in rules or law, that requires shoes by worn "by order of the health department".

Sincerely, Paul Raiche, Supervisor Food Sanitation Section Bureau of Food Protection

cc:	Joyce Welch, Administrator Files(2)