Section 18 AAC 34.810 - Plant and grounds(a) A processor shall ensure that each facility and the grounds about the facility under the control of the processor are designed and constructed in a manner that facilitates sanitary operations and protects food from contamination as required in 21 C.F.R. 117.20, adopted by reference in 18 AAC 34.010, and other requirements of this section.(b) The outside walls and the roof(1) if made of a flexible material such as rubberized nylon, polypropylene, polyester-based vinyl, or nylon-based vinyl, must be at least 20 mils thick, with the seams heat-welded; and(2) must protect the facility from weather and the entry of insects, rodents, and other animals.(c) The facility must have lighting of at least(1) 50 footcandles, measured at the work surface, in areas where (A) seafood products, food ingredients, or additives are inspected, sorted, graded, or processed; and(B) processing equipment control panels and food packaging materials, including tin stock, jars, and retort pouches, are tested or examined; and(2) 20 footcandles, evenly distributed to all other areas not described in (1) of this subsection, including product holding, food packaging, food storage, and container cooling areas.(d) The inside walls in (1) any area that will likely be splashed with water or other processing wastes during processing and cleaning must be made of a solid material that is nonabsorbent, durable, smooth, easily cleanable, and sealed to the floor; if the material is less than the full height of the wall, the top of the material must be sealed to the wall;(2) food processing areas, built-in refrigerators, and freezers used in the processing of seafood products must be made of tile, sealed or noncorrosive metal, fiberglass, glasply panels, or another nonabsorbent, durable, smooth, and easily cleanable material designed for its intended use;(3) storage freezers and ingredient storage areas must be easily cleanable and may be made of wood if the wood is sealed with a visible sealant; and(4) dry storage areas must be easily cleanable and may be made of unsealed wood if the walls are cleaned without using water or another cleaning liquid.(e) Floors in (1) processing areas where large amounts of water are used must be durable, smooth, and easily cleanable, must be made of concrete, sealed or noncorrosive metal, fiberglass, or another suitable material approved by the department, and must be adequately sloped to floor drains;(2) refrigerator and freezer areas that are subject to dripping from condensation must be durable, smooth, and easily cleanable, and must be made of concrete, sealed or noncorrosive metal, fiberglass, or another suitable material approved by the department; and(3) warehouse and storage rooms used for dry storage must be made of a material that is easily cleanable; floors may be made of unsealed wood if cleaning methods do not require the use of water or another liquid.(f) Floor drains are required in areas where (1) refrigeration or freezer pipes produce condensate that accumulates;(2) normal operations release or discharge water or other liquid waste onto the floor; and(3) wastewater could contaminate a processing area.Eff. 8/21/2019, Register 231Authority:AS 17.20.005
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