Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4626 - FOOD CODE; FOOD MANAGERS
EQUIPMENT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Part 4626.0575 - DISPENSING EQUIPMENT; PROTECTION OF EQUIPMENT AND FOOD. 4-204.13

Universal Citation: MN Rules 4626.0575

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 39, March 25, 2024

In equipment that dispenses or vends liquid food or ice in unpackaged form:

A. the delivery tube, chute, orifice, and splash surfaces directly above the container receiving the food must be designed in a manner, such as with barriers, baffles, or drip I aprons, e so that drips from condensation and splash are diverted from the opening of the container receiving the food;

B. the delivery tube, chute, and orifice must be protected from manual contact such as by being recessed;

C. the delivery tube or chute and orifice of equipment used to vend liquid food or ice in unpackaged form to self-service consumers must be designed so that the delivery tube or chute and orifice are protected from dust, insects, rodents, and other contamination by a self-closing door if the equipment is:

(1) located in an outside area that does not otherwise afford the protection of an enclosure against rain, windblown debris, insects, rodents, and other contaminants that are present in the environment; or

(2) available for self-service during hours when it is not under the full-time supervision of a food employee;

D. the dispensing equipment actuating lever or mechanism and filling device of consumer self-service beverage dispensing equipment must be designed to prevent contact with the lip-contact surface of glasses or cups that are refilled; and

E. the dispensing equipment in which TCS food in a homogenous liquid form is maintained outside of the temperature control requirements in part 4626.0395, item A, must:

(1) be specifically designed and equipped to maintain the commercial sterility of aseptically packaged food in a homogenous liquid form for a specified duration from the time of opening the packaging within the equipment;P1 and

(2) conform to the requirements for this equipment as specified in NSF 18-2016 (Manual Food and Beverage Dispensing Equipment). This publication is incorporated by reference, is subject to frequent change, and can be found at www.nsf.pdf.com [File Link Not Available].P1

Statutory Authority: MS s 31.101; 31.11; 144.05; 144.08; 144.12; 157.011

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