Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 37 - HEMP PROCESSING AND HEMP PRODUCTS › Subchapter 6 - PROCESSING PRACTICES AND PROCESSING FACILITY STANDARDS › Section 11-37-64 - Equipment and utensils

Current through June, 2024
(a) All hemp
				  processing facility equipment and utensils used in manufacturing, processing,
				  packing, or holding hemp products shall be so designed and of such material and
				  workmanship as to be adequately cleanable and shall be adequately maintained to
				  protect against allergen cross-contact and against contamination.
(b) Equipment and utensils shall be designed,
				  constructed, and used appropriately to avoid the adulteration of hemp products
				  or components with lubricants, fuel, metal fragments, contaminated water, or
				  any other contaminants.
(c)
				  Equipment shall be installed so as to facilitate the cleaning and maintenance
				  of the equipment and of adjacent spaces.
(d) Contact surfaces shall be corrosion
				  resistant.
(e) Contact surfaces
				  shall be made of non-toxic materials and designed to withstand the environment
				  of their intended use and the action of hemp products and components, and, if
				  applicable, cleaning compounds, sanitizing agents, and cleaning
				  procedures.
(f) Contact surfaces
				  shall be maintained to protect hemp products and components from allergen
				  cross-contact and from being contaminated by any source.
(g) Seams on contact surfaces shall be
				  smoothly bonded or maintained so as to minimize accumulation of particles,
				  dirt, and organic matter and thus minimize the opportunity for growth of
				  microorganisms and allergen cross-contact.
(h) Equipment that is in areas where hemp
				  products are manufactured, processed, packed, or held and that does not come
				  into contact with hemp products or components shall be so constructed that it
				  can be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
(i) Holding, conveying, and manufacturing
				  systems, including gravimetric, pneumatic, closed, and automated systems, shall
				  be of a design and construction that enables them to be maintained in an
				  appropriate clean and sanitary condition.
(j) Each freezer and cold storage compartment
				  used to store and hold hemp products or components capable of supporting growth
				  of microorganisms shall be fitted with an indicating thermometer, temperature
				  measuring device, or temperature-recording device so installed as to show the
				  temperature accurately within the compartment.
(k) Instruments and controls used for
				  measuring, regulating, or recording temperatures, pH, acidity, water activity,
				  or other conditions that control or prevent the growth of undesirable
				  microorganisms in hemp products or components shall be accurate and precise and
				  adequately maintained, and adequate in number for their designated uses.
(l) Compressed air or other gases
				  mechanically introduced into hemp products or components or used to clean
				  contact surfaces or equipment shall be treated in such a way that hemp products
				  or components are not adulterated.
(m) Equipment and utensils used in measuring,
				  mixing, or weighing shall be:
(1) Of suitable
				  size and accuracy for measuring, mixing, and weighing operations;
(2) Calibrated regularly or checked according
				  to an SOP with results documented, where appropriate; and
(3) Removed from use if they are defective,
				  do not meet recommended tolerances, or cannot be repaired and calibrated
				  immediately.