New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
Chapter VI - Food Control
Subchapter B - Slaughterhouses, Refrigerated Warehouses and Locker Plants (Article 5-A Agriculture and Markets Law)
Part 245 - Slaughterhouses
Section 245.4 - Equipment
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Equipment must be so constructed as to be easily cleaned, and that used for inedible products must be marked.
(b) Live animal and poultry holding and transportation cages shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized after use, with the exception of transportation cages that have been placed on a vehicle for return immediately after the delivery of the live animals and poultry. Live animals and poultry shall not be housed in transportation cages, but shall be housed in holding cages equipped with waste material catch pans at the bottom of each cage. Such cages shall provide access to food and water. Live animals and poultry shall be obtained only from approved sources and shall meet all animal health requirements as set forth in Parts 45, 57, 62, 63 and 67 of this Title.
(c) Tools, equipment and utensils used for preparing, processing and otherwise handling any product shall be of such material and construction as will make them susceptible of being readily and thoroughly cleaned and such as will ensure strict cleanliness in the preparation and handling of all products. So far as is practicable, such equipment shall be made of metal or other impervious material. Trucks and receptacles used for inedible material shall be of similar construction and shall bear some conspicuous and distinctive mark, and shall not be used for handling edible products.
(d) Tools, equipment and utensils shall be made of nontoxic material, shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized immediately after a change in processing between species, after any interruption of operations during which contamination may have occurred, and after each day's use. The equipment shall be properly stored and protected when not in use and shall be clean at the time of use. All shroud cloths shall be acceptably clean at time of use.
