18 AAC 31.720. Thermal processing and acidified food

(a) An operator of a food establishment who thermally processes low-acid foods packaged in hermetically-sealed containers shall

(1) comply with this chapter;

(2) meet the requirements of 21 C.F.R. 113, adopted by reference in 18 AAC 31.011; and

(3) ensure that water used to cool a product thermally processed in a retort is chlorinated or otherwise sanitized, using a sanitizing solution listed in 18 AAC 31.420(c) (2) to provide a measurable residual of free available chlorine or its equivalent at the discharge of the cooling system.

(b) An operator of a food establishment who processes acidified foods shall

(1) comply with this chapter; and

(2) meet the requirements of 21 C.F.R. 114, adopted by reference in 18 AAC 31.011.

History: Eff. 5/18/97, Register 142; readopt 12/19/99, Register 152; am 6/28/2001, Register 158

Authority: AS 17.20.005

Editor's note: Effective 12/19/99, Register 152, the Department of Environmental Conservation readopted 18 AAC 31.720, without change, to affirm the validity of that section following statutory amendments made in ch. 72, SLA 1998. Chapter 72, SLA 1998 relocated department authority to adopt regulations in 18 AAC 31 from AS 03.05 to AS 17.20.

Copies of the federal regulations adopted by reference in this section may be obtained from the department's Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau office.

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