Current through February 27, 2024
(a) In addition to
the other applicable requirements of this chapter, an operator of a market who
offers seafood products for retail sale shall comply with this
section.
(b) The operator shall
ensure that, in addition to the applicable requirements of
18 AAC 31.060, labels on packaged
seafood include
(1) the date of
packing;
(2) the name of the
seafood product for which a definition and standard of identity are included in
The Seafood List, FDA's Guide to Acceptable Market Names for Seafood
Sold in Interstate Commerce,adopted by reference in
18 AAC 31.011, or the usual name
of the seafood product for which a definition and standard of identity are not
included in that document; and
(3)
for an imitation seafood product, the word "imitation", followed by the name of
the product, with the labeling in letters as large as the name of the
product.
(c) In addition
to the requirements of (a) and (b) of this section, the operator of a market
(1) shall ensure that during storage or
display
(A) frozen seafood products are kept
frozen until sold or thawed for sale or use;
(B) seafood products that are thawed before
sale or use are thawed in a preparation sink under running cold water at
70º F or below, or thawed under refrigeration; and
(C) a reduced oxygen packaged seafood product
that is not thermally processed to be sterile or frozen is kept at 38º F
or below;
(2) may
display packaged products directly in clean, drained ice from an approved
source; and
(3) may store or
display raw products in clean, drained ice from an approved source, except that
if ice is the sole method of maintaining product temperature, the product depth
may not exceed
(A) the thickness of a whole
fish;
(B) a single layer of
fillets, roasts, or steaks; and
(C)
two inches of molluscan shellfish, crustaceans, or other seafood
products.
(d)
In addition to the requirements of (a) - (c) of this section, the operator of a
market shall ensure that
(1) refrigerated
display cases or ice-cooled display cases or bins
(A) are durable and able to withstand the
weight of seafood products and display ice;
(B) have a drain system adequate to remove
fluids from condensation, melting ice, and the product;
(C) if permanently installed, are indirectly
plumbed to the sewer;
(D) with
condenser coils or cooling fins located at the top of the case, have catchment
covers that remove any possible condensation or drippage above the product;
and
(E) are cleaned of ice, and
washed, rinsed, and sanitized at least three times each week, or more often if
needed to control odor; and
(2) storage pans are perforated;
(3) repealed 12/28/2006;
(4) repealed 12/28/2006.
Effective 12/19/99, Register 152, the Department of
Environmental Conservation readopted
18 AAC 31.810, without change, to
affirm the validity of that section following statutory amendments made in ch.
72, SLA 1998. Chapter 72, SLA 1998 relocated department authority to adopt
regulations in 18 AAC 31 from AS 03.05 to AS 17.20.
Information about how to review or obtain a copy of a
requirement referred to in
18 AAC 31.810 and adopted by
reference in
18 AAC 31.011 is set out in the
editor's note to
18 AAC
31.011.
Authority:AS
17.20.005
AS 17.20.020
AS 17.20.040
AS 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS 17.20.290
AS
44.46.020
