Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part I - Bureau of Animal Health and Diagnostic Services
Chapter 1 - MEAT HYGIENE
Subchapter I - ENTRY, REINSPECTION AND PREPARATION OF PRODUCTS
PREPARATION OF PRODUCTS
Section 1.336 - Cleaning hermetically sealed containers

Universal Citation: 7 PA Code ยง 1.336

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) Containers which are intended to be hermetically sealed shall be cleaned thoroughly immediately before filling, and precautions shall be taken to avoid soiling the inner surfaces subsequently. However, cans in which lard is to be hermetically sealed may be examined immediately before filling and if found to be acceptable clean by a program employe need not be washed.

(b) Containers of metal, glass or other material shall be washed in an inverted position with a water spray. The nozzle on the spray attachment shall be of such design and the water delivered with such pressure as will effectively rinse all of the inner surface of each container. Such containers shall not contain an accumulation of water when received at the filling station. In lieu of cleaning with water, the use of efficient jet-vacuum type equipment for cleaning containers is permitted immediately prior to filling.

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