Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE
Part VI - Manufacturing, Processing, Packing and Holding of Food, Drugs and Cosmetics
Chapter 1 - General Regulations, Definitions, Permits, Registration, Machinery, Equipment and Utensils, Premises and Buildings, Temperature Control
Section VI-107 - Prohibited Equipment; Exception [formerly paragraph 6:009-1]

A. The presence in a factory of any article of equipment, designed for processing filthy or contaminated foods in any way, whereby evidence of filth or contamination can be removed in whole or in part, is prohibited, except where such equipment is to be used in preparing such filthy or contaminated food for use in animal or stock feeds; or for other uses whereby the filthy or contaminated food cannot be diverted to use for human consumption; or where the process has been approved by the state health officer.

B. [formerly paragraph 6:009-2] When any such article of equipment is found in any food handling establishment or factory, except as provided above, it shall be prima facie evidence of intent to violate the State Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law (R.S. 40:601 et seq.), and there shall be affixed thereto, by the state health officer, a tag stating that such article is in violation of these regulations and the owner or operator of said equipment shall have it immediately removed from the establishment.

C. [formerly paragraph 6:009-3] No equipment so tagged shall again be used in connection with any food for human consumption, nor shall said tag be removed by any one other than the state health officer and then only after the article of equipment has been rendered unfit for further use, as evidenced by its dismantling.