Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 55-89 - Food, Lodging, and Recreation Safety
Chapter ATCP 75 - Retail Food Establishments
Appendix - Wisconsin Food Code
Chapter 4 - Equipment, Utensils, and Linens
Part 4-1 - MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR
Subpart 4-101 - Multiuse
Section 4-101.17 - Wood, Use Limitation
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง 4-101.17
Current through August 26, 2024
(A) Except as specified in ¶¶ (B), (C), and (D) of this section, wood and wood wicker may not be used as a FOOD-CONTACT SURFACE.
(B) Hard maple or an equivalently hard, close-grained wood may be used for:
(1)
Cutting boards; cutting blocks;
bakers' tables; and UTENSILS such as rolling pins, doughnut dowels, salad
bowls, and chopsticks; and
(2)
Wooden paddles used in
confectionery operations for pressure scraping kettles when manually preparing
confections at a temperature of 110°C (230 °F) or
above.
(C) Whole, uncut, raw fruits and vegetables, and nuts in the shell may be kept in the wood shipping containers in which they were received, until the fruits, vegetables, or nuts are used.
(D) If the nature of the FOOD requires removal of rinds, peels, husks, or shells before consumption, the whole, uncut, raw FOOD may be kept in:
(1)
Untreated wood containers;
or
(2)
Treated
wood containers if the containers are treated with a preservative that meets
the requirements specified in
21 CFR
178.3800 Preservatives for
wood.
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