Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-1-22-.20

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 80-1-22-.20 - Food Storage Requirements

All food that is sold, offered for sale or stored to be sold in the future shall be stored or kept under the following conditions:

(a) Food shall be stored and/or displayed above the floor in such a manner that will protect the food from contamination.
(b) Food shall be stored and/or displayed in such a manner that will protect the food from contamination from toxics, caustics, or pesticides. No toxics, caustics, or pesticides shall be stored or displayed above food items.
(c) Inventory in a food storage facility shall be kept away from the walls and access for human passage shall be provided to the walls. There shall be a white inspection strip on the floor extending out from the walls a minimum of ten inches.
(d) Within a food storage facility, openings to the outside and/or building defects (cracks, holes, expansion joints, etc.) shall be maintained effectively to protect against the entry of rodent, insect, and vermin.
(e) Outside premises of a food storage facility shall be maintained in such a way as to protect against insect, vermin, and rodent harborage near the warehouse facility. That is, the outside premises shall be kept free of litter and debris. Weeds shall be kept cut or killed and any type of rodent, vermin, and insect harborage areas shall be removed from premises.

Author: Charles H. Barnes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-1-22-.20

Filed April 19, 1982. Reformatted: Filed March 26, 1985; June 19, 1986. Amended: Filed August 27, 1991.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 20-1-2.