15A N.C. Admin. Code 18A.0159

Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 24, June 17, 2024

Section 18A .0159 - SEPARATION OF OPERATIONS

(a) Facility design shall provide for continuous flow of raw materials and product to prevent contamination by exposure to areas involved in earlier processing steps, refuse, or other areas subject to contamination.

(b) The following processes shall be carried out in separate rooms or areas:

(1) raw crustacea receiving or refrigeration;

(2) crustacea cooking;

(3) cooked crustacea air-cool;

(4) cooked crustacea refrigeration;

(5) picking;

(6) packing;

(7) picked crustacea meat refrigeration;

(8) pasteurizing or thermal processing;

(9) machine picking;

(10) repacking; and

(11) other processes when carried out in conjunction with the cooking of crustacea or crustacea meat.

15A N.C. Admin. Code 18A .0159

Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-182; 113-221.2; 143B-289.52;
Eff. October 1, 1992;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1997;
Readopted Eff. May 1, 2021.

Authority G.S. 130A-230;
Eff. 10/1/1992;
Amended Eff. 4/1/1997.