Evening star., 1959-12-11
OFFICIAL NOTICES
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be constructed of concrete, or
other equally impervious and easily
cleaned material, and shall be
smooth, properly drained, pro-
yided with trapped drains, and
kept clean and in good repair
S-6.501.11. Composition. The floors
OF all rooms In which milk Is
handled or stored, or in which
milk utensils are washed, shall
be constructed Of good quail
ity concrete, equally tmperV0us
tile, OF brick laid closely with
impervious Joint material, or other
Of good-quality concrete, and
shall be kept in good repair
SOLE. Surface. The floor sur
face shall be smooth and sloped
SO that there viii be no pools
OF standing water after flushing,
and the joints between the fioor
and walls shall be constructed so
as to be impervious. S-6.5Ol .l3.
Drains and plumbing. Floors shall
be provided with trapped drains
50 constructed as to minimize
clogging, and the plumbing shall
be so installed that No sewage can
back up into any drainline and
flood the iloor S-6501.l4. Clean
illness, Floors shah be kept clean
at all times, free not only Of
CREAMS Sg 5a NTH w,. Ts' slsS sSS Of d.iass litter
Walls and ceilings Of rooms in
which milk or milk products are
handled or stored, or in which
milk utensils are washed, shall
have a smooth, washable, light
eolored surface, and shall be kept
clean and In good repair. This
subsection shah be deemed to
have been complied with II walls
ana ceilings are finished with
tile. smooth-surfsced concrete or
cement plaster, or ether equally
tmpervious material having a
washable, light-colored surface;
and walls. glass in partitions, and
ceilings are kept clean and in
good repair, and such walls and
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discolored. S-6.50l.3. Doors and
Windows. Unless other effective
means are provided to prevent
the access, OF flies. all openings
TO the outer air shall be effec-
lively screened, and all doors shall
be self-elosing in all rooms in
which milk or milk products are
handled or stored. This subSec-
tion shall be deemed TO have
been complied with II % all
openings TO the outer air are
effectively screened: all screen
doors or other doors, including
interior doors, are self-closing;
and all doors TO the outer air,
unless flush with the sidewalk,
open outward; or DID fans of
sntncient sui power to prevent the
inefectivelv protected openings:
or (iii) effective electric screens
or screen panels are installed al
all openinGs to the outer air; or
(iyl there exists any combination
OF ~, tiD, and (iii). Openings
through which cans. or crates, or
other articles are loaded in rapid
succession, so as to make imprac-
ticahle the proper use OF self
closing screens, may be protected
by properly constructed flaps, OF
by fans Of sufficient power so
located as TO prevent entrance OF
flies. Such fans shall be operated
at all times whel. doors are open.
Screens shall be tight-flttting and
free Of holes ,S-6.502. FACILI-
TIES REQUIRED IN BUILDINGS.
SO 502 /. Lighting and Ventila-
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lighted and ventilated. Light
sources shall be provided natural.
artificial, or BOTH which furnish
at least 10 foot-candles on all
working surfaces in rooms where
milk or milk products are proc
essed, or utensils or equipment
are washed, Such rooms shall
be ventilated so as to be free Of
odors and condensation upon
equipment, walls. and ceilings.
This subsection shall not be ap-
plicable to cold storage rooms,
but dry storage and cold stor-
age rooms shall be provided with
at least foot-candles Of light at
q distance Of 30 inches from the
floor. -6.502.2. Protection From
Contamination. S-6.502 .21. Sep
aratton Of rooms Gnd processes.
~ pasteurizing, processing, COOL
ing, and bottling operations: did
washing and bactericidal treat
ment Of containers, unless other
wise authorized by the Director
of Public Health when special
containers are used; and tiiD a
receiving room. except that can
washers, milk separators. or en-
closed milk clarifiers. used exclu-
sively for the processing of raw
milk, may he located in the re-
ceiving room. Gems of raw milk
shall not be unloaded directly
into the pastenriZlng room. Rooms
in which milk, milk products,
cleaned utensils or containers are
handled or stored shall not open
quarters. The pasteurizing milk
plant, milk containers, utensils,
and equipment used therein shall
be used for no other purposes
than the processing of milk and
milk products, and the operations
incident thereto, unless the con-
sent Of the Director Of Public
Health is first had and obtained
Cans Of raw milk shall be un-
loaded into receiving room
separated by solid partition
from the pasteurizing room, or
upon an outside platform and
then pushed, through a flap or
fan-protected opening into the
the plan provides for pasteuriZine
or other equipment upon an ele-I
waited platform or mezzanine floor
the construction shall be such as
to prevent contamination Of equip
ment on the lower floor from
cleaning or other ouerations on
the upper floor. S-6.502.22 other
provisions. (a) Flies, insects, and
rodents. Effective means for the
elimination Of flies, other insects,
and rodents shall be used. (b)
Standardization. Standardization
after pasteurization shall be done
only with pasteurized products
(c) Receiving or dump vats. Re-
ceiving or dump watts shall be
completely covered between bac-I
tericidal treatment and completion
Of receiving operations. except
when milk is being dumped there
in when an opening of sufficient
size for this purpose may be un-
covered. Where strainers are used,
the cover for the dump opening
shall be so designed as to cover
the opening with the strainer in
place. ID Openings in covers. All
OPENINGS in covers Of tanks, watts.
and separatorS shall be protected
so rs to prevent the entrance Of
surface drainage Condensation
diverting aprons shall be provided
as close to the tank OF vat as
possible on all pipes, thermom-
eters, and other equipment ex-
tending into milk Handling tank,
bowl, or vat unless a water-tight
Joint is provided. (el Straining
Pasteurized milk shall not be
strained or filtered except through
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