ATCP 88.06 NoteNote: Plumbing and plumbing fixtures are subject to the requirements of chs. SPS 381 to 387, enforced by the department of safety and professional services.

ATCP 88.06(9)(a)(a) Garbage and refuse shall not be allowed to accumulate in or around an egg handling facility. Garbage and refuse shall be removed as often as necessary to maintain the premises in a clean and sanitary condition.

ATCP 88.06(9)(b)(b) A separate room or a designated area for the accumulation of garbage and refuse must be provided in facilities which do not have a system for the daily removal or destruction of garbage and refuse. Garbage and refuse storage areas shall be constructed and maintained so that they do not attract or harbor insects, rodents, or other animals.

ATCP 88.06(9)(c)(c) Garbage and refuse shall be held in durable, leak-proof, easily cleanable, and pest-resistant containers. Containers used to hold inedible waste egg products or materials soiled with eggs shall be kept covered with tight-fitting lids, and shall be cleaned when necessary to prevent unsanitary conditions.

ATCP 88.06(9)(d)(d) Garbage and refuse shall not be burned on the premises, except in compliance with state and local laws. Garbage and refuse shall not be burned on the premises if burning may contaminate eggs.

ATCP 88.06(10)(a)(a) Effective measures shall be taken to control insects, rodents, and other pests in an egg handling facility. Pesticides and other hazardous substances shall not be stored or used in a manner which may contaminate eggs, or which may constitute a hazard to employees or the public. Pesticides shall not be stored, handled, or used in a manner inconsistent with label directions, or in a negligent manner.

ATCP 88.06(10)(b)(b) All domestic animals shall be kept out of egg handling areas.

ATCP 88.06 HistoryHistory: CR 14-037: cr. Register April 2015 No. 712, eff. 5-1-15; correction in (9) (c) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register April 2015 No. 712.

ATCP 88.08(1)(a)(a) Egg washing and grading rooms shall be kept clean during washing, candling, grading, and packaging operations and shall be thoroughly cleaned at the end of each day’s operations.

ATCP 88.08(1)(b)(b) Areas in which manual candling is done shall be dark enough to permit accurate determinations of egg quality.

ATCP 88.08(2)(a)(a) Egg storage areas shall be capable of maintaining eggs at ambient temperatures required under s. ATCP 88.18, regardless of reasonably foreseeable external temperatures.

ATCP 88.08(2)(b)(b) Every egg storage area shall be equipped with one or more accurate temperature measuring devices to monitor compliance with temperature standards under s. ATCP 88.18. The ambient temperature shall be monitored in one or more representative locations of the egg storage facility.

ATCP 88.08(2)(c)(c) An egg storage area shall be kept clean at all times. Storage areas, equipment and utensils, and stored eggs shall be arranged so that all parts of the egg storage area can be effectively cleaned and inspected.

ATCP 88.08(2)(d)(d) Eggs shall be stored such that the packaged eggs are protected from moisture, dust, and other contamination, and such that cleaning of the storage area, including the floor, is not impeded.

ATCP 88.10(1)(1) Operations water shall be obtained from a source that complies with ch. NR 811 or 812.

ATCP 88.10(2)(2) Operations water shall be available in consistently adequate quantity, and shall comply with the health related drinking water standards in ch. NR 809.

ATCP 88.10(3)(3) If an egg handling facility operator obtains operations water from a privately owned water system, the operator shall sample that water at least once annually. The operator shall have each sample tested by a laboratory certified under ch. ATCP 77, for compliance with the microbiological standards under s. NR 809.30.

ATCP 88.10(4)(4) An egg handling facility operator shall keep on file, for at least one year, the results of all microbiological and other tests conducted on operations water sampled at the egg handling facility.

ATCP 88.10 HistoryHistory: CR 14-037: cr. Register April 2015 No. 712, eff. 5-1-15; corrections in (1) to (3) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register April 2015 No. 712.