Section 12470 - Record of CooksEach licensed retort operator shall keep a record of the cooks as required by the State Board of Public Health.
(a) The original and a duplicate of the production record must be kept by filling in accurately in complete detail the form approved by the Department of Public Health. Each entry in the record must be made by the operator at the time the specific retort operation is observed and not copied afterward. It must be in legible handwriting and be signed by the operator or operators.(b) Chart of recording thermometer must show full time and temperature as required, otherwise the product will be restrained.(c) Each production record and recording thermometer chart shall be stamped, initialed and numbered by a state cannery inspector before use and must be accounted for.(d) The cook or batch number and size of cans involved must be recorded by the canner in each respective curve of all temperature charts.(e) Production records and charts must be scrutinized and checked by a state cannery inspector before product is released for shipment.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 17, § 12470