Alaska Administrative Code
Title 18 - Environmental Conservation
Chapter 31 - Alaska Food Code
Article 4 - Equipment and Utensils
18 AAC 31.421 - Dry cleaning and clean-in-place methods
Universal Citation: 18 AK Admin Code 18 AAC 31.421
Current through August 30, 2024
(a) The operator of a food establishment shall ensure that, if dry cleaning methods, including brushing, scraping, and vacuuming are used,
(1) the dry cleaning method is only used on
surfaces that are soiled with dry food residues that are not potentially
hazardous; and
(2) cleaning
equipment used in dry cleaning food-contact surfaces is not used for any other
purpose.
(b) The operator shall ensure that fixed equipment or equipment too large to be cleaned in a sink compartment or warewashing machine is washed, rinsed, and sanitized by
(1) using alternative manual warewashing
equipment such as a high-pressure detergent sprayer, a low- or line-pressure
spray detergent foamer, a brush or other similar implement, a receptacle that
substitutes for the compartments of a three-compartment warewashing sink, or
other task-specific cleaning equipment;
(2) disassembling, as necessary to allow
access of the detergent solution to all parts of the equipment to be washed,
rinsed, and sanitized;
(3)
precleaning, as specified in
18 AAC 31.422, the equipment
components and utensils;
(4)
washing, rinsing, and sanitizing as specified in
18 AAC 31.423 -
18 AAC 31.424;
(5) air-drying as specified in
18 AAC 31.425; and
(6) reassembling as specified in
18 AAC 31.425.
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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