Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 49.54 - Bactericidal treatment of utensils and equipment(a) Adequate cleaning facilities, including three-compartment sinks, or utensil washing machines, brushes, detergents, sanitizers, hot water and pressure hoses shall be available for use within the shellfish facility for proper cleaning and sanitizing of equipment and utensils.(b) Shucking benches and stools, shucking blocks, tables, skimmers, blowers, colanders, buckets or other equipment used in the processing operation shall be cleaned and sanitized as frequently as necessary during and at the end of each day's operation.(c) If there is a need for a slop sink or device to discard liquid waste, the sink or device shall be provided in addition to the three-compartment sink. Cleaning wastes may not be emptied into sinks used for hand washing, or the processing of shellfish or the cleaning and sanitizing of utensils.(d) A three-compartment sink shall be used for the manual washing and sanitizing of equipment and utensils. Equipment and utensils shall be thoroughly washed in a warm detergent solution which is kept reasonably clean, rinsed free of the solution and sanitized.(e) Equipment too large or impractical to treat by the methods in subsection (c) or (d) may be cleaned, followed by spraying or swabbing the equipment with a chemical sanitizing solution of at least twice the minimum strength required for the particular sanitizing solution when used for immersion sanitization. This may be accomplished by either of the following systems: (i) A clean-out-of-place system (C.O.P.) that allows the equipment to be moved (for cleaning purposes) from the position in which it is ordinarily used.(ii) A central cleaning system that pipes a supply of hot or cold water, with or without chemicals, to a number of cleaning stations placed throughout the shellfish processing area.(f) Cleaning compounds and sanitizing agents shall be safe and adequate under use conditions. Chemical sanitizing agents may not have concentrations higher than the maximum permitted under 21 CFR 178.1010 (relating to sanitizing solutions) and a test kit or other device that accurately measures the parts per million concentration of the solution shall be provided and used. Sanitizing solutions at effective concentrations established by the United States Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services under 21 CFR 178.1010 are incorporated by reference.The provisions of this § 49.54 adopted September 8, 1971, effective 9/9/1971, 1 Pa.B. 1828; amended December 14, 1990, effective 12/15/1990, 20 Pa.B. 6155; amended October 13, 2006, effective 10/14/2006, 36 Pa.B. 6285.The provisions of this § 49.54 amended under the act of May 23, 1945 (P. L. 926, No. 369) (35 P. S. § § 655.1-655.13); and sections 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. § § 510-17 and 510-20).