Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) The
walls and floors in the picking and packing areas shall be kept clean while
operating and shall be sanitized at least daily and whenever there is evidence
of contamination, such as splatter of crustacea meat or juices.
(b) All food-contact surfaces shall be
washed, rinsed, and sanitized prior to starting operation each day and whenever
there is evidence of contamination, such as splatter of crustacea meat or
juices.
(c) Reusable picking
containers and knives shall be washed, rinsed, and sanitized each time
crustacea meat is delivered to the packing room.
(d) Sanitizing methods shall be as follows:
(1) by steam in a steam chamber or box
equipped with an indicating thermometer located in the coldest zone, with
exposure to a temperature of 170° F (77° C) for at least 15 minutes or
to a temperature of 200° F (93° C) for at least five minutes.
(2) by immersion for at least one minute in
the third compartment in clean hot water at a temperature of at least 170°
F (77° C). A thermometer accurate to 3° F (1.5° C) shall be
available to the compartment. Where hot water is used for bactericidal
treatment, a booster heater that maintains a water temperature of at least
170° F (77° C) in the third compartment at all times when utensils are
being washed shall be provided. The heating device may be integral with the
immersion compartment.
(3) by
immersion for at least one minute in, or exposure for at least one minute to a
constant flow of, a solution containing not less than 100 ppm chlorine
residual. Utensils and equipment that have to be washed in place shall be
washed, rinsed, and sanitized.
(4)
by other equivalent products and procedures approved in
21 CFR
178.1010"Sanitizing solutions", which is
hereby incorporated by reference including any subsequent amendments and
editions. A copy of the reference material can be found at
https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=1&SID=17d119b223f9451322279713caa2e6ab&ty=HTML&h=L&mc=true&n=pt21.3.178&r=PART#se21.3.178_11010,
at no cost. A testing method or equipment shall be available and used to test
chemical sanitizers to ensure minimum prescribed strengths.
Authority
G.S.
113-134;
113-182;
113-221.2;
143B-289.52;
Eff.
October 1, 1992;
Readopted Eff. April 1,
2022.
