Minnesota Administrative Rules

4626.0450 FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES; CHARACTERISTICS AND MATERIALS. 4-101.11

Materials that are used in the construction of utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment must not allow the migration of deleterious substances or impart colors, odors, or tastes to food and under normal use conditions must be:_P1

A.

safe;_P1

B.

durable, corrosion-resistant, and nonabsorbent;

C.

sufficient in weight and thickness to withstand repeated warewashing;

D.

finished to have a smooth, easily cleanable surface; and

E.

resistant to pitting, chipping, crazing, scratching, scoring, distortion, and decomposition.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 31.101; 31.11; 144.05; 144.07; 144.08; 144.12; 157.011

History:

23 SR 519; 43 SR 295

Published Electronically:

January 2, 2019