North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Subchapter A - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Section .0600 - OPERATION OF SHELLFISH SHUCKING AND PACKING PLANTS AND REPACKING PLANTS
Section 18A .0620 - SHELLFISH THAWING AND REPACKING

Universal Citation: 15A NC Admin Code 18A .0620

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) If frozen shellfish are thawed, they shall be thawed at a temperature of 45°F or less.

(b) Shellfish held for thawing shall be separated from other shellfish.

(c) Thawed shellfish shall not exceed 45°F for more than two hours during the repacking process.

(d) Containers of repacked, thawed shellfish shall be labeled as required in Rule .0619 of this Section and shall also be labeled as "PREVIOUSLY FROZEN", or equivalent.

(e) Thawed shellfish that remain in original containers shall be labeled as required in Rule .0614 of this Section and shall also be labeled as "PREVIOUSLY FROZEN", or equivalent.

Authority G.S. 130A-230;
Eff. April 1, 1997.

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