Charlotte restaurants brace for new food rules

"The new code covers everything from new holding temperatures for food – dropping from below 45 degrees to below 41 degrees – and even whether the person who makes your lunch can wear fingernail polish or a watch...
The new state code is based on the federal regulations from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. It incorporates the latest findings in food handling and focuses on the things that are most likely to cause food-borne illness.
For North Carolina, adopting a new code that’s based on the federal code has advantages. It gets the state access to the newest research. It also helps businesses that hire restaurant workers from other states. If they’re already familiar with the federal rules, they can be trained more quickly." Read More...
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/09/01/3494348/charlotte-restaurants-brace-for.html