Virginia Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Agency 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
Chapter 585 - RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT REGULATIONS
Part V - Water, Plumbing, and Waste
Article 2 - Plumbing System
Section 2VAC5-585-2340 - Water reservoir of fogging devices, cleaning.*
Universal Citation: 2 VA Admin Code 2VAC5-585-2340
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. A reservoir that is used to supply water to a device such as a produce fogger shall be:
1. Maintained in accordance with
manufacturer's specifications;P and
2. Cleaned in accordance with manufacturer's
specifications or according to the procedures specified under subsection B of
this section, whichever is more
stringent.P
B. Cleaning procedures shall include at least the following steps and shall be conducted at least once a week:
1. Draining and complete disassembly of the
water and aerosol contact parts;P
2. Brush-cleaning the reservoir, aerosol
tubing, and discharge nozzles with a suitable detergent
solution;P
3. Flushing the complete system with water to
remove the detergent solution and particulate
accumulation;P and
4. Rinsing by immersing, spraying, or
swabbing the reservoir, aerosol tubing, and discharge nozzles with at least 50
mg/L (ppm) hypochlorite solution.P
Statutory Authority: § 3.2-5121 of the Code of Virginia.
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