Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health
Chapter 225 - Bottled Drinking Water Regulations
Subchapter 5 - Good Manufacturing Practices and Operational Requirements
Section 310:225-5-4 - Cleaning and sanitizing procedures
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 310:225-5-4
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) Non-dairy foods.
(1) Where foods
other than milk or dairy products have been transported, stored, processed or
bottled, each time before water is transported, stored, processed or bottled
through the same lines or equipment all product contact surfaces shall be
thoroughly cleansed and sanitized using appropriate procedures as specified in
21 C.F.R. Section
129.80. Where noncarbonated bottled water is
processed or bottled, cleansing and sanitizing of the filler shall be manually,
after disassembly, and all product contact surfaces of the filler shall be
sanitized with 50 ppm chlorine for one minute at 75 degrees F. or
equivalent.
(2) Subject to
Department review and approval, for equipment, lines and filler machines
designed for cleaning-in-place, in lieu of the aforementioned disassembly,
cleaning and sanitizing procedure, said product contact surfaces may be cleaned
in place and sterilized with saturated steam at 252 degrees F. for ten
minutes.
(b) Dairy foods.
(1) Where milk or other dairy
products are processed or bottled through the same lines or equipment as
bottled water, the feed line used to convey water to the filler shall be
dedicated to water only.
(2) Each
time before water is processed or bottled all other product contact surfaces
shall be disassembled and manually cleaned in accordance with procedures
specified in
21 C.F.R.
129.80 and shall then be sanitized with 50
ppm chlorine for one minute at 75 degrees F., or equivalent.
(3) Subject to Department review and
approval, for equipment, lines and filler machines designed for
cleaning-in-place, in lieu of the aforementioned disassembly, cleaning and
sanitizing procedure, said product contact surface may be cleaned in place and
sterilized with saturated steam at 252 degrees F. for ten minutes.
(4) All product contact surfaces of tanks
used for storage or transport of both dairy product and water shall be
thoroughly cleaned in accordance with
21 C.F.R.
129.80 and sterilized with saturated steam at
252 degrees F. for ten minutes.
(c) Ozone resistant material. Where ozone is used as a germicidal agent for bottled water, all gaskets, o-rings and similar flexible material shall be made of silicone rubber, teflon or other ozone resistant material. These flexible parts shall be replaced whenever they show evidence of surface deterioration.
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