18 AAC 34.090. Equipment and utensils

(a) Equipment and utensils must be adequate for the intended use and must be designed, installed, and maintained to permit equipment, utensils, and adjacent spaces to be easily cleaned. The design, construction, and use of equipment and utensils must prevent contamination of seafood products or food ingredients.

(b) Utensils and food-contact surfaces of equipment must be cleaned, rinsed, and sanitized according to the schedule in the sanitation plan required by 18 AAC 34.050 and must be handled to prevent contamination of seafood products, food ingredients, or food packaging. In addition,

(1) containers, pans, and tubs used to store or transport seafood products or ingredients must be cleaned, rinsed, and sanitized before use and re-use each day and may not be stacked in a way that permits contamination of processed seafood products or ingredients; and

(2) portable equipment and utensils with surfaces that contact seafood products, or food ingredients must be

(A) cleaned and sanitized before storage; and

(B) stored in a location and manner to protect surfaces from contamination, including splash and dust, unless the equipment and utensils are cleaned and sanitized again before use.

(c) Single-service articles, including utensils, paper cups, and paper towels, must be stored, handled, dispensed, used, and disposed of in a manner that prevents contamination of seafood products, food ingredients, food-contact surfaces, and food packaging materials.

(d) Equipment and utensil surfaces and areas around equipment and utensils that do not contact seafood products, food ingredients, food-contact surfaces, or food packaging must be free from contaminants, including excessive dust, dirt, food particles, and other debris of proximity to seafood products, food ingredients, food-contact surfaces, or food packaging might cause contamination.

History: Eff. 12/18/97, Register 144; readopt 12/2/99, Register 152

Authority: AS 17.20.005

Editor's note: Effective 12/2/99, Register 152, the Department of Environmental Conservation readopted 18 AAC 34.090, 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 34 from AS 03.05 to AS 17.20.

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