Alaska Administrative Code
Title 18 - Environmental Conservation
Chapter 31 - Alaska Food Code
Article 4 - Equipment and Utensils
18 AAC 31.409 - Design and construction: functionality
Universal Citation: 18 AK Admin Code 18 AAC 31.409
Current through February 27, 2024
(a) The operator of a food establishment shall ensure that
(1)
equipment that is designed for use with a cover or lid has
(A) an opening located within the top of the
unit that is flanged upward at least two-tenths of an inch; and
(B) a cover or lid that overlaps the opening
and is sloped to drain;
(2) equipment is designed so that fixed
piping, temperature measuring devices, rotary shafts, and other parts extending
into equipment are provided with a watertight joint at the point where the item
enters the equipment; however, if a watertight joint cannot be provided, the
operator shall ensure that the equipment
(A)
is designed so that the piping, temperature measuring devices, rotary shafts,
and other parts extending through the openings are equipped with an apron
designed to deflect condensation, drips, and dust from openings into the food;
and
(B) has an opening located
within the top of the unit that is flanged upward at least two-tenths of an
inch; and
(3) within
equipment, compartments that are subject to accumulation of moisture due to
conditions such as condensation, food or beverage drip, or water from melting
ice are sloped to an outlet that allows complete draining.
(b) The operator of a food establishment shall ensure that tubing carrying beverage ingredients to dispensing heads does not contact ice that is to be consumed unless the tubing is grommeted at entry and exit points of the ice bin to prevent condensation from entering the ice bin.
(c) The operator of a food establishment shall ensure that
(1)
refrigeration equipment is capable of maintaining potentially hazardous food at
41º F or below; and
(2)
shelving used in a refrigeration or freezer unit is slotted or perforated to
enhance air circulation.
Authority:AS 17.20.005
AS 17.20.020
AS 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS 17.20.290
AS 44.46.020
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