Pubs Etc Can They Polish/wipe Up Their Drinking Glasses?

[dunnitall]

I have tried looking on google but can't find anything so am probably not looking in the right place. I wonder if anyone can tell me please, is there any sort of 'ruling' (EU for e.g.) where it says pubs, clubs and restaurants are not allowed to polish glasses after they've been washed up?

A 'gentle' argument with someone in the family maintains they are not allowed to use glass clothes/tea towels to polish glasses for customers to use. I am often faced with dirty, marked and water stained glasses when dining out which I complain about but then the family member chips in and tells me 'they aren't allowed to wipe them up'. Does anyone have knowledge on this please, many thanks for your help and comments?

[RATTER15]

Eddie, you can look up the scores on the doors here ... http://www.scoresonthedoors.org.uk/

[ummmm]

Just checked my uncles pub and it has a 5 :-)

[woofgang]

Aaaah, EDDIE so now we have got away from "must do this, its the law" to the actual facts.
"EDDIE51
This type of detail is down to the local food hygine inspectors it is not law."

[EDDIE51]

Yes food hygine not law ,but would you use a pub /resturaut that had a 1 star 'poor' rateing?

[woofgang]

The OP was asking about "rulings" which I interpreted to mean law.

[woofgang]

PS, Its "hygiene"

[Sycamore3House]

Eddie is correct in all he says about good practices and recording temperatures and machine washing. The basic requirement by law for a food/drink operating business is running hot water so a small pub would be ok to clean glasses by washing, rinsing & rack drying as there is no contamination from cloths. But large operations there us no time for that so hence machines.