Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 850 - MEDICAL CANNABIS DISPENSARIES
Subchapter 7 - CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE
Section 11-850-113 - Sanitary operations
Current through February, 2024
(a) General maintenance. Buildings, fixtures, and other physical facilities shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition and shall be kept in repair adequate to prevent cannabis or manufactured cannabis products from becoming contaminated. Cleaning and sanitizing of utensils and equipment shall be conducted in a manner that protects against allergen cross contact and against contamination of cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, components, contact surfaces, or packaging materials.
(b) Substances used in cleaning and sanitizing; storage of toxic materials.
(c) Pest control. Pests shall not be allowed in any area of a production center. Guard, guide, or pest-detecting dogs may be allowed in some areas of a production center if the presence of the dogs is unlikely to result in contamination of cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, components, contact surfaces, or packaging materials. Effective measures shall be taken to exclude pests from the production and storage areas and to protect against the contamination of cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, or components on the premises by pests. The use of pesticides to control pests in the production center is permitted only under precautions and restrictions that will protect against the contamination of cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, components, contact surfaces, and packaging materials.
(d) Sanitation of contact surfaces. All contact surfaces, including utensils and contact surfaces of equipment, shall be cleaned as frequently as necessary to protect against allergen cross-contact and against contamination of cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, or components.
(e) Sanitation of non-contact surfaces. Non-contact surfaces of equipment used in the operation of a production center shall be cleaned in a manner and as frequently as necessary to protect against allergen cross-contact and against contamination of cannabis, manufactured cannabis products, components, contact surfaces, and packaging materials.
(f) Storage and handling of cleaned portable equipment and utensils. Cleaned and sanitized portable equipment with contact surfaces and utensils shall be stored in a location and manner that protects contact surfaces from allergen cross-contact and from contamination.