In 18 AAC 34.055, dealing with approval of a facility plan, there s no approval schedule that the department will follow. Specific approval from the department is required before construction or extensive remodeling begins. There is a provision in this section that says the plans should be submitted to the department at least 60 days before beginning construction and at least 30 days before beginning any remodeling. Department staff has been instructed to issue the approval or let the processor know of any problems within these time frames. If more time is needed to complete the review, staff are to give you a date certain when the review will be done.
Any additional time needed is to be a short period of time.
Use of these devices is acceptable. Yes, this is acceptable but only if they are not stored in an area used for food processing or for storage of food or food packaging materials. This doesn t apply to any pesticide that is actively being used in the sanitation process as an ingredient in a solution like the hand dips. The Drinking Water regulations at 18 AAC 80 require all class A and class B public water systems to test for coliform bacteria. It s the operator of the public water system who is responsible to do the monitoring.