Okla. Admin. Code § 35:37-11-129

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 35:37-11-129 - Preparation of products to be officially supervised; responsibilities of official establishments

(a) All processes used in curing, pickling, rendering, canning, or preparing any product in official establishments shall be supervised by authorized inspectors. No fixtures or appliances, such as tables, trucks, trays, tanks, vats, machines, implements, cans or containers of any kind, shall be used unless they are of such materials and construction as will not contaminate or adulterate the product and are clean and sanitary. All steps in the preparation of edible products shall be conducted carefully and with strict cleanliness in rooms or compartments separate from those used for inedible products.

(b) It shall be the responsibility of the operator of every official establishment to comply with the Act and the rules in this Subchapter. In order to effectively carry out the operator's responsibility, the operator of the establishment shall institute appropriate control programs to assure the maintenance of the establishment and the preparation, marking, labeling, packaging and other handling of its product strictly in accordance with the sanitary and other requirements of this Subchapter. The efficiency of the control programs will be subject to review by an authorized inspector.

Added at 21 Ok Reg 1181, eff 5-27-04