Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19 - Public Health and Safety › 13-B › Chapter II - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH › Swimming Pools and Bathing Places › Section 19-13-B43a - Artificial ice plants

Current through July 10, 2024
No city, town, borough, institution, person, firm or
					 corporation shall operate within the state any plant for the manufacture,
					 processing or packaging of artificial ice for sale for domestic use or for any
					 commercial use where the manufactured ice may be directly consumed or come in
					 contact with food or drink, except after compliance with the following
					 regulations:
(a) Water used in the
				  manufacture of ice, including that used to clean surfaces that come in contact
				  with the ice, shall be of a safe, sanitary quality from a public supply or from
				  a private source approved by the state department of health or local director
				  of health. Cross connections between water supply systems of approved quality
				  with unapproved water supplies are prohibited, and piping and water supplied
				  fixtures shall comply with section
				  19-13-B45.
(b) The manufacture, processing or packaging
				  of ice shall be conducted in an area which is adequately lighted and ventilated
				  and of proper construction. This area shall be used for no other purpose than
				  the manufacture, processing or packaging of ice or for food storage,
				  preparation, or service, and shall be physically separated from any other
				  activity. All surfaces which come in contact with the ice must be maintained in
				  a clean and sanitary condition at all times. All precautions must be taken to
				  prevent contamination of surfaces which come into contact with the
				  ice.
(c) All sewage shall be
				  disposed of in a public sewer or in accordance with sections 19-13-B20a through
				  19-13-B20r, inclusive, of the Public Health Code of the state of Connecticut.
				  There shall be no direct waste connection between any ice making or storage
				  unit and a sewer. Overhead sewers shall be located so as not to directly or
				  indirectly contaminate the ice.
(d)
				  Air used in the processing of ice shall be free of dust, dirt, insects or other
				  contaminants.
(e) All utensils and
				  equipment used to handle or otherwise manufacture ice, must be kept in a clean
				  and sanitary condition. These items must be made of such materials as to be
				  smooth, impervious, nontoxic, anti easily cleaned.
(f) At all times during manufacture, storage,
				  transportation and sale, ice shall be protected from contamination by dust,
				  dirt or any other source of contamination.
(g) Toilet facilities shall be adequate and
				  conveniently located. Toilet rooms shall be adequately lighted anti ventilated
				  to the outside air. Doors shall be of the self-closing type and all openings to
				  the exterior shall be properly screened to prevent the entrance of flies.
				  Lavatories shall be conveniently located near the toilet facility. They shall
				  he provided with hot and cold running water, a dispensed type soap and hand
				  drying facilities. All toilet rooms and hand washing facilities shall he
				  maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.
(h) All necessary measures must be taken to
				  prevent the entrance of flies and vermin into ice manufacturing plants and
				  transportation vehicles
(i) No
				  person while affected with any disease in a communicable form, or while a
				  carrier of such disease, shall work in any area of an ice plant in any capacity
				  in which there is a likelihood of such person contaminating water, ice or
				  ice-contact surfaces with pathogenic organisms, or transmitting disease to
				  other individuals. All employees shall wear clean outer garments, maintain a
				  high degree of personal cleanliness, and conform to good hygienic practices
				  while on duty. They shall wash their hands thoroughly with soap and warm water
				  in an approved handwashing facility before starting work and as often as may be
				  necessary to remove soil contamination. No employee shall resume work after
				  visiting the toilet room without having washed his hands. Employees shall not
				  use tobacco in any form in any room used for the manufacture, processing,
				  packaging, or storage of ice.
(j)
				  This section shall be printed and kept posted in a conspicuous place in the
				  plant.
(k) No city, town, borough,
				  institution, person, firm, or corporation shall operate within the state any
				  plant for the manufacture of artificial ice for sale where the manufactured ice
				  may be directly consumed or come in contact with food or drink without local
				  permits or licenses if such permits or licenses are required by local
				  ordinances or otherwise without registration of the name and business address
				  with the local director of health of the town, city or borough in which the
				  business is conducted.