ATCP 65.23(2)(b)(b) A grade B dairy plant that is a facility shall comply with the requirements of 21 CFR 117 Subparts A, B, C, F, and G. ATCP 65.23 HistoryHistory: CR 14-073: cr. Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16; correction in (1) (a), (2) (a) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2016 No. 728; CR 18-019: am. (1) (a), (2) Register January 2020 No. 769, eff. 2-1-20. ATCP 65.24ATCP 65.24 Construction and maintenance. ATCP 65.24(1)(a)(a) Buildings, facilities, and equipment used in the operation of a dairy plant shall be soundly constructed and shall be capable of being maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. The interior and exterior portions of a dairy plant and the premises on which a dairy plant is located shall be kept free of unhealthful and unsanitary conditions and shall be maintained in compliance with this chapter. ATCP 65.24(1)(b)(b) The division may issue a written waiver granting a variance from a construction standard under this subchapter if the division finds that the variance is reasonable and necessary under the circumstances, and will not compromise the purpose served by the construction standard and the facility does not hold a grade A permit. A waiver under this paragraph may be issued by the administrator of the division or the administrator’s designee. ATCP 65.24(1)(c)(c) After the effective date of this chapter, a dairy plant may not be directly connected to a milking barn, milking parlor or animal housing area. A dairy plant may be separated from a milking barn, milking parlor or animal housing area by a room not used for animal husbandry or milking, provided doors between the dairy plant, the room not used for animal husbandry or milking, and the milking barn, milking parlor, or animal housing area are self-closing and kept closed when not in use. ATCP 65.24(2)(2) Floors. The floors of all rooms in which dairy products are processed, handled, or stored or in which dairy product containers, equipment, or utensils are cleaned and sanitized shall be all of the following: ATCP 65.24(2)(c)(c) Constructed of concrete or equally impervious and easily cleanable materials. This paragraph does not prohibit tightly joined wooden floors in storage rooms used solely for the storage of dry ingredients or packaging materials, or both. ATCP 65.24(2)(d)(d) Sloped to provide adequate drainage. This paragraph does not apply to floors in storage rooms used solely for the storage of dry ingredients or packaging materials, or both. ATCP 65.24(2)(e)(e) Equipped with an adequate number of trapped floor drains, so that any liquids draining onto the floors are promptly removed. Floors in refrigerated storage rooms need not have floor drains if the floors are sloped to drain to one or more exits to prevent pooling of liquids. This paragraph does not apply to floors in storage rooms used solely for the storage of dry ingredients or packaging materials, or both. ATCP 65.24(3)(a)(a) Walls and ceilings of rooms in which dairy products are handled, processed, or stored, or in which dairy product containers, equipment, or utensils are cleaned and sanitized, shall have a smooth, washable, and light-colored surface, and shall be kept clean and in good repair. Suspended ceiling panels are prohibited in any room where powdered dairy products are packaged or processed if that room was constructed or substantially altered after December 1, 1994. ATCP 65.24 NoteNote: Walls and ceilings may consist, for example of smooth finished concrete construction panels or cement plaster.
ATCP 65.24(3)(b)(b) If condensation may accumulate on overhead pipes, ducts, or other fixtures, those fixtures shall be arranged or shielded so that condensation does not drop into dairy products or ingredients, or onto product contact surfaces of equipment, utensils, or packaging materials. ATCP 65.24(3)(c)(c) In rooms constructed or substantially altered after the effective date of this chapter, the junctions of walls and floors in processing areas shall be coved to facilitate cleaning. ATCP 65.24(4)(a)(a) Doors, conveyor openings, and other openings to the outside environment shall be kept closed when not in use, and shall at all times be protected against the entry of insects, rodents, and excessive dust. Doors to the outside, other than overhead doors and electronic sliding doors in delivery areas of milk receiving stations and grade B dairy plants, and emergency exit doors routinely used by dairy plant personnel shall be self-closing. External screen doors, if any, shall open outward. ATCP 65.24 NoteNote: Air curtains, strip curtains, and similar devices may be used to prevent insects and excessive dust from entering through doors and other openings while those openings are in use.
ATCP 65.24(4)(b)(b) Windows, if not permanently closed, shall be screened against flying insects, rodents, and birds. In dairy plants constructed or substantially altered after the effective date of this chapter, window ledges shall be sloped to an angle of at least 45º below horizontal to facilitate cleaning. ATCP 65.24(4)(c)(c) Outside openings of dairy product pipelines shall be tightly capped when not in use. When a pipeline is in use, the pipeline cap shall be tethered or placed on a sanitary hanger or rack to protect it from contamination. Pipeline openings through walls shall be completely cemented or fitted with tight metal collars. ATCP 65.24(4)(d)(d) At each doorway leading from a non-processing area to a processing area in which exposed dairy products are processed, a dairy plant operator shall provide a sanitizing footbath, disposable footwear, dedicated footwear, or other facilities to ensure that footwear worn in the processing area is clean and sanitary. ATCP 65.24(5)(a)(a) Lighting in every area of a dairy plant shall be fully adequate for the purpose for which the area is used. Except as provided under par. (b) or (c), there shall be at least 5 foot candles (54 lux) of illumination, measured at 30 inches above the floor, in every part of a dairy plant. ATCP 65.24(5)(b)(b) Except as provided under par. (c), there shall be at least 30 foot candles (323 lux) of illumination at every place where dairy products are processed and at every place where equipment or utensils are cleaned and sanitized. ATCP 65.24(5)(c)(c) There shall be at least 50 foot-candles (538 lux) of illumination on every surface where dairy products are graded or examined for condition and quality, and on every surface where multi-use packages are inspected before being reused.