Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 55-89 - Food, Lodging, and Recreation Safety
Chapter ATCP 75 - Retail Food Establishments
Subchapter V - Vending Machines
Section ATCP 75.38 - Sanitization

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code § ATCP 75.38

Current through February 24, 2025

(1) CLEANING AND SANITIZING FACILITIES. Approved facilities for cleaning and sanitizing equipment shall be available for each vending machine location or at a central location. At a central location, product contact surfaces shall be protected from contamination during storage, transportation, and installation. Facilities for cleaning and sanitizing shall include either a permanently fixed three-compartment sink large enough to accommodate the immersion of the largest equipment and utensil or portable washing facilities such as a service wagon, metal or plastic pails, or another mobile device which can be moved from one location to another.

(2) Cleaned in place. In machines designed so that food-contact surfaces are not readily removable, all surfaces intended for in-place cleaning shall be designed and fabricated so that all of the following conditions are met:

(a) Cleaning and sanitizing solutions can be circulated throughout a fixed system using an effective cleaning and sanitizing regimen.

(b) Cleaning and sanitizing solutions will contact all food-contact surfaces.

(c) The system is self-draining or capable of being completely evacuated.

(d) The procedures used result in thorough cleaning and sanitizing of the equipment.

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