Minnesota Administrative Rules

4626.0515 MULTIUSE FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES; CHARACTERISTICS. 4-202.11

A.

Multiuse food-contact surfaces must be:

(1)

smooth;_P2

(2)

free of breaks, open seams, cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, and similar imperfections;_P2

(3)

free of sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices;_P2

(4)

finished to have smooth welds and joints;_P2 and

(5)

except as specified in item B, accessible for cleaning and inspection by one of the following methods:

(a)

without being disassembled;_P2

(b)

by disassembling without the use of tools;_P2 or

(c)

by easy disassembling with the use of hand-held tools commonly available to maintenance and cleaning personnel, such as screwdrivers, pliers, open-end wrenches, and Allen wrenches._P2

B.

Item A, subitem (5), does not apply to cooking oil storage tanks, distribution lines for cooking oils, or beverage syrup lines or tubes.

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