Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 310 - Oklahoma State Department of Health
Chapter 257 - Food Establishments
Subchapter 7 - Equipment, Utensils and Linens
Section 310:257-7-95 - Hot water and chemical

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 310:257-7-95

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

After being cleaned, equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be sanitized in:

(1) Hot water manual operations by immersion for at least thirty (30) seconds and as specified under OAC 310:257-7-72;

(2) Hot water mechanical operations by being cycled through equipment that is set up as specified under OAC 310:257-7-66, OAC 310:257-7-73, and OAC 310:257-7-74 and achieving a utensil surface temperature of 71°C (160°F) as measured by an irreversible registering temperature indicator; or

(3) Chemical manual or mechanical operations, including the application of sanitizing chemicals by immersion, manual swabbing, brushing, or pressure spraying methods, using a solution as specified under OAC 310:257-7-75. Contact times shall be consistent with those on the EPA-registered label use instructions by providing:

(A) Except as specified under paragraph (3)(B) of this Section, a contact time of at least ten (10) seconds for a chlorine solution specified under OAC 310:257-7-75(1),

(B) A contact time of at least seven (7) seconds for a chlorine solution of 50 mg/L that has a pH of ten (10) or less and a temperature of at least 38°C (100°F) or a pH of eight (8) or less and a temperature of at least 24°C (75°F),

(C) A contact time of at least thirty (30) seconds for other chemical sanitizing solutions, or

(D) A contact time used in relationship with a combination of temperature, concentration, and pH that, when evaluated for efficacy, yields sanitization as defined in OAC 310:257-1-2.

Added at 23 Ok Reg 2358, eff 6-25-06; Amended at 28 Ok Reg 2289, eff 11-1-11

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