Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 3
Subtitle 15 - FOOD
Chapter 10.15.08 - Farmstead Cheese Program
Section 10.15.08.06 - Sanitation Inspection Frequencies and Reports for Plants
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.15.08.06
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. A farmstead cheese processor shall meet the standards set forth in this chapter.
B. The Department shall conduct sanitation inspections of a plant within the Departmental Inspection Area and any other area designated by the Department:
(1) At the
start-up of farmstead cheese processing;
(2) Once every 6 months; and
(3) In response to a complaint received by
the Department or a local health department.
C. Once a year a water supply survey shall be conducted to ensure that the requirements in Regulation .14 and .15 of this chapter are met.
D. Reinspections.
(1) If an inspection discloses the existence
of a critical or repeat violation of a requirement set forth in this chapter,
the Department shall reinspect within 30 days to determine compliance with the
requirements of this chapter.
(2)
If the Department finds on the second inspection a violation of the same
requirement of this chapter, the Department shall issue a notice of intent to
suspend the permit or a compliance schedule.
(3) If the Department finds a violation of
the same requirement as specified on the notice of intent to suspend the permit
or the compliance schedule as specified in the notice, the Department shall:
(a) Suspend the permit in accordance with
Regulation .20 of this chapter and Health-General Article, §§21-418
and 21-419, Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(b) Initiate appropriate court
action.
E. Inspection Reports.
(1) The Department shall
give one copy of the inspection report to the permit holder or other
responsible person or post the inspection report in a conspicuous place on an
inside wall of the establishment immediately after the conclusion of the
inspection.
(2) The permit holder:
(a) May not deface the inspection report;
and
(b) Shall make the inspection
report available to the Department upon request.
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