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What Georgia's food code requires
The restaurant's person in charge must keep people its operation doesn't need out of its food prep, storage and dishwashing areas.
Persons unnecessary to the food service establishment operation are not allowed in the food preparation, food storage, or warewashing areas,Georgia DPH Rules Ch. 511-6-1
- What it means
- Georgia's code puts this duty on the restaurant's person in charge, not on the driver. It has no rule aimed at delivery drivers themselves. Delivery appears only in the "catering" definition, which excludes "delivery of food (for example, pizza) by a food service establishment," and in "key drop deliveries." A 2023 platform bill, HB 225, died in committee.
- Food code
- DPH Food Service rules; FDA lists 2013 (amended eff. Feb 12, 2025) (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. ch. 511-6-1)
- Food handler card
- No card; Certified Food Safety Manager during all hours (r. .03(3)(a))
- Other rules that apply
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'Employee' means the permit holder, person in charge, food employee, person having supervisory or management duties, person on the payroll, family member, volunteer, person performing work under contractual agreement, or other person working in a food service establishment.Georgia DPH Rules Ch. 511-6-1
Consumers are notified that clean tableware is to be used when they return to self-service areas such as salad bars and buffets.Georgia DPH Rules Ch. 511-6-1
- Sources
- Last verified
- October 26, 2026
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Not legal advice. This is general information. Local (city or county) health departments can have stricter rules than the state. Check with your local health department. Last verified October 26, 2026.
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