(1) SMOOTH; Pf
(2) Free of breaks, open seams, cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, and similar imperfections; Pf
(3) Free of sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices; Pf
(4) Finished to have SMOOTH welds and joints; Pf and
(5) Except as specified in ¶ (B) of this section, accessible for cleaning and inspection by one of the following methods:
(a) Without being disassembled, Pf
(b) By disassembling without the use of tools, Pf or
(c) By easy disassembling with the use of handheld tools commonly available to maintenance and cleaning personnel such as screwdrivers, pliers, open-end wrenches, and Allen wrenches. Pf
(B) An opening located within the top of a unit of EQUIPMENT that is designed for use with a cover or lid shall be flanged upward at least 5 millimeters (two-tenths of an inch).
(C) Except as specified under ¶ (D) of this section, fixed piping, TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES, rotary shafts, and other parts extending into EQUIPMENT shall be provided with a watertight joint at the point where the item enters the EQUIPMENT.
(D) If a watertight joint is not provided:
(1) The piping, TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES, rotary shafts, and other parts extending through the openings shall be equipped with an apron designed to deflect condensation, drips, and dust from openings into the FOOD; and
(2) The opening shall be flanged as specified under ¶ (B) of this section.
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(A) The delivery tube, chute, orifice, and splash surfaces directly above the container receiving the FOOD shall be designed in a manner, such as with barriers, baffles, or drip aprons, so that drips from condensation and splash are diverted from the opening of the container receiving the FOOD;
(B) The delivery tube, chute, and orifice shall be protected from manual contact such as by being recessed;
(C) The delivery tube or chute and orifice of EQUIPMENT used to vend liquid FOOD or ice in unPACKAGED form to self-service CONSUMERS shall be designed so that the delivery tube or chute and orifice are protected from dust, insects, rodents, and other contamination by a self-closing door if the EQUIPMENT is:
(1) Located in an outside area that does not otherwise afford the protection of an enclosure against the rain, windblown debris, insects, rodents, and other contaminants that are present in the environment, or
(2) Available for self-service during hours when it is not under the full-time supervision of a FOOD EMPLOYEE; and
(D) The dispensing EQUIPMENT actuating lever or mechanism and filling device of CONSUMER self-service BEVERAGE dispensing EQUIPMENT shall be designed to prevent contact with the lip-contact surface of glasses or cups that are refilled.
(E) Dispensing EQUIPMENT in which TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD in a homogenous liquid form is maintained outside of the temperature control requirements as specified under ¶ 3-501.16 (A) shall:
(1) Be specifically designed and equipped to maintain the commercial sterility of aseptically PACKAGED FOOD in a homogenous liquid form for a specified duration from the time of opening of the PACKAGING within the EQUIPMENT;
P and
(1) If there is a power failure, mechanical failure, or other condition that results in an internal machine temperature that cannot maintain FOOD temperatures as specified under Chapter
3;
P and
(2) If a condition specified under Subparagraph (A)(1) of this section occurs, until the machine is serviced and restocked with FOOD that has been maintained at temperatures specified under Chapter
3.
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(B) When the automatic shutoff within a machine vending TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD is activated:
(1) In a refrigerated VENDING MACHINE, the ambient temperature may not exceed 5°C (41°F) for more than 30 minutes immediately after the machine is filled, serviced, or restocked; P or
(2) In a hot holding VENDING MACHINE, the ambient temperature may not be less than 57
°C (135
°F) for more than 120 minutes immediately after the machine is filled, serviced, or restocked.
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(B) Except as specified in ¶ (C) of this section, cold or hot holding EQUIPMENT used for TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD shall be designed to include and shall be equipped with at least one integral or permanently affixed TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE that is located to allow easy viewing of the device's temperature display.
(C) Paragraph (B) of this section does not apply to EQUIPMENT for which the placement of a TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE is not a practical means for measuring the ambient air surrounding the FOOD because of the design, type, and use of the EQUIPMENT, such as calrod units, heat lamps, cold plates, bainmaries, steam tables, insulated FOOD transport containers, and salad bars.
(D) TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES shall be designed to be easily readable.
(1) Being covered with louvers, screens, or materials that provide an equivalent opening of not greater than 1.5 millimeters or one-sixteenth inch. Screening of 12 or more mesh to 2.5 centimeters (12 mesh to 1 inch) meets this requirement;
(2) Being effectively gasketed;
(3) Having interface surfaces that are at least 13 millimeters or one-half inch wide; or
(4) Jambs or surfaces used to form an L-shaped entry path to the interface.
(B) Sink compartments shall be large enough to accommodate immersion of the largest EQUIPMENT and UTENSILS. If EQUIPMENT or UTENSILS are too large for the WAREWASHING sink, a WAREWASHING machine or alternative EQUIPMENT as specified in ¶ (C) of this section shall be used. Pf
(C) Alternative manual WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT may be used when there are special cleaning needs or constraints and its use is APPROVED by the DEPARTMENT. Alternative manual WAREWASHING EQUIPMENT may include:
(1) High-pressure detergent sprayers;
(2) Low- or line-pressure spray detergent foamers;
(3) Other task-specific cleaning EQUIPMENT;
(4) Brushes or other implements;
(5) 2-compartment sinks as specified under ¶¶ (D) and (E) of this section;or
(6) Receptacles that substitute for the compartments of a multicompartment sink.
(D) Before a 2-compartment sink is used:
(1) The LICENSE HOLDER shall have its use APPROVED by the DEPARTMENT; and
(2) The LICENSE HOLDER shall limit the number of KITCHENWARE items cleaned and SANITIZED in the 2-compartment sink, and shall limit WAREWASHING to batch operations for cleaning KITCHENWARE such as between cutting one type of raw MEAT and another or cleanup at the end of a shift, and shall:
(a) Make up the cleaning and SANITIZING solutions immediately before use and drain them immediately after use, and
(b) Use a detergent-SANITIZER to SANITIZE and apply the detergent-SANITIZER in accordance with the manufacturer's label instructions as specified under § 4-501.115, or
(c) Use a hot water SANITIZATION immersion step as specified under ¶ 4-603.16 (C).
(B) A TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE with a suitable small-diameter probe that is designed to measure the temperature of thin masses shall be provided and readily accessible to accurately measure the temperature in thin FOODS such as MEAT patties and FISH filets.
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(B) A storage cabinet used for LINENS or SINGLE-SERVICE or SINGLE-USE ARTICLES may be stored in a locker room.
(1) For a stationary rack, single temperature machine, 74°C (165°F); Pf
(2) For a stationary rack, dual temperature machine, 66°C (150°F); Pf
(3) For a single tank, conveyor, dual temperature machine, 71°C (160°F); Pf or
(4) For a multi-tank, conveyor, multi-temperature machine, 66°C (150°F). Pf
(B) An iodine solution shall have a:
(1) Minimum temperature of 20°C (68°F), P
(2) pH of 5.0 or less or a pH no higher than the level for which the manufacturer specifies the solution is effective, P and
(3) Concentration between 12.5 mg/L and 25 mg/L; P
(C) A quaternary ammonium compound solution shall: P
(1) Have a minimum temperature of 24°C (75°F), P
(2) Have a concentration as specified under § 7-204.11 and as indicated by the manufacturer's use directions included in the labeling, P and
(3) Be used only in water with 500 mg/L hardness or less or in water having a hardness no greater than specified by the EPA-registered label use instructions;P
(D) If another solution of a chemical specified under ¶¶ (A) - (C) of this section is used, the LICENSE HOLDER shall demonstrate to the REGULATORY AUTHORITY that the solution achieves SANITIZATION and the use of the solution shall be APPROVED; P or
(E) If a chemical SANITIZER other than chlorine, iodine, or a quaternary ammonium compound is used, it shall be applied in accordance with the EPA-registered label use instructions. P
(F) If a chemical SANITIZER is generated by a device located on-site at the FOOD ESTABLISHMENT it shall be used as specified in ¶¶ (A)-(D) of this section and shall be produced by a device that:
(1) Complies with regulation as specified in §§ 2(q)(1) and 12 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), P
(3) Displays the EPA device manufacturing facility registration number on the device, Pf and
(B) The FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of cooking EQUIPMENT and pans shall be kept free of encrusted grease deposits and other soil accumulations.
(C) NONFOOD-CONTACT SURFACES of EQUIPMENT shall be kept free of an accumulation of dust, dirt, FOOD residue, and other debris.
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(B) Subparagraph (A)(1) of this section, does not apply if the FOOD-CONTACT SURFACE or UTENSIL is in contact with a succession of different types of raw meat and poultry each requiring a higher cooking temperature as specified under § 3-401.11 than the previous type.
(C) Except as specified in ¶ (D) of this section, if used with TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD, EQUIPMENT FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES and UTENSILS shall be cleaned throughout the day at least every 4 hours.
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(D) Surfaces of UTENSILS and EQUIPMENT contacting TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD may be cleaned less frequently than every 4 hours if:
(1)
In storage, containers of TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD and their contents are maintained at temperatures specified under Chapter 3 and the containers are cleaned when they are empty;
(2) UTENSILS and EQUIPMENT are used to prepare FOOD in a refrigerated room or area that is maintained at one of the temperatures in the following chart and:
(a) The UTENSILS and EQUIPMENT are cleaned at the frequency in the following chart that corresponds to the temperature; and
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(b) The cleaning frequency based on the ambient temperature of the refrigerated room or area is documented in the FOOD ESTABLISHMENT;
(3) Containers in serving situations such as salad bars, delis, and cafeteria lines hold READY-TO-EAT TIME/TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR SAFETY FOOD that is maintained at the temperatures specified under Chapter 3, are intermittently combined with additional supplies of the same FOOD that is at the required temperature, and the containers are cleaned at least every 24 hours;
(4) TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICES are maintained in contact with FOOD, such as when left in a container of deli FOOD or in a roast, held at temperatures specified under Chapter 3;
(5) EQUIPMENT is used for storage of PACKAGED or unPACKAGED FOOD such as a reach-in refrigerator and the EQUIPMENT is cleaned at a frequency necessary to preclude accumulation of soil residues;
(6) The cleaning schedule is APPROVED based on consideration of:
