Section 49.53. Utensils and equipment construction

(a) Food contact surfaces of utensils and equipment, including those used for the handling of ice, must be designed to be easily cleaned, kept in good repair and constructed of safe material.

(b) The ‘‘Shellfish Industry Equipment Construction Guides,’’ developed for use with the Public Health Service-States-Industry Cooperative Program for the Certification of Interstate Shellfish Shippers, as appended to the ‘‘Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish’’ (developed under the purview of the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference and published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services; Public Health Services; Food and Drug Administration) is incorporated by reference. The ‘‘Shellfish Industry Equipment Construction Guide’’ can be viewed at www.cfsan.fda.gov/[tilde ]ear/nss2-43a.html.

(c) Equipment and utensils must be designed, installed and operated in accordance with the ‘‘Shellfish Industry Equipment Construction Guide,’’ and the standards and criteria established by the National Sanitation Foundation, unless otherwise established by this chapter.

(d) Devices which use compressed air to circulate wash water around and through the product, must be properly designed and constructed as to be easily dismantled for cleaning, examination and repair. The design and construction will be approved by the Department. Blowers shall follow the guidelines of the ‘‘Shellfish Industry Equipment Construction Guide.’’

(e) Single service articles or containers must be made from clean, sanitary, safe materials and may not impart odors, color or taste, or contribute to the contamination of shellfish. Articles and packages intended for single service use may not be reused.

(f) Pots, pans and utensil washers must be designed, constructed, installed, maintained and operated to comply with the manufacturer’s instructions and in accordance with the applicable standards for commercial spray-type washing machines established by the National Sanitation Foundation.

The provisions of this § 49.53 adopted September 8, 1971, effective September 9, 1971, 1 Pa.B. 1828; amended December 14, 1990, effective December 15, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 6155; amended October 13, 2006, effective October 14, 2006, 36 Pa.B. 6285. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (217584) to (217585).

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Authority

The provisions of this § 49.53 amended under the act of May 23, 1945 (P. L. 926, No. 369) (35 P. S. § § 655.1—655.13); and sections 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § § 510-17 and 510-20).