Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-3-16 - PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, HANDLING OR DISTRIBUTION OF MILK, MILK PRODUCTS AND FROZEN DESSERTS › Section 420-3-16-.10 - Sanitization Requirements for Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk, Frozen Desserts, Ultra-Pasteurized, and Aseptically Processed Milk and Milk Products, and Retort Processed After Packaged Low-Acid Milk and/or Milk Product

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Milk plants shall comply with all items of this section. The
PMO,
with appendices, and the supporting milk plant-specific
				procedures required herein, shall constitute a milk plant's food safety plan as
				required by 21 CFR
				117.126 to the extent that the procedures
				address all the hazards identified by the milk plant as applicable for that
				milk plant. A milk plant shall have a written Hazard Analysis for each kind or
				group of milk, milk product, and frozen dessert processed. Provided, in the
				case of milk plants or portions of milk plants that are IMS listed to produce
				aseptically processed and packaged low-acid milk, milk products, and frozen
				desserts, and/or retort processed after packaging low-acid milk, milk products,
				and frozen desserts the APPS or RPPS, respectively, as defined by this rule,
				shall be exempt from Rule
				420-3-16-.10(7);
				420-3-16-.10 (11-13);
				420-3-16-.10 (15-16);
				420-3-16-.10(19);
				420-3-16-.10(22);
				420-3-16-.10(24)
				and shall comply with the applicable portions of 21 CFR Parts 108, 110, and
				113. Those Items, contained within the APPS and RPPS, shall be inspected by FDA
				or a Health Officer, when designated by FDA.
A receiving station shall comply with Rule
				420-3-16-.10(1) 
				to 420-3-16-.10 (15A-B), inclusive,
				and Rule 420-3-16-.10(23),
				420-3-16-.10(26)
				and 420-3-16-.10(28),
				except that the partitioning requirement of Rule
				420-3-16-.10(5) 
				shall not apply.
A transfer station shall comply with Rule
				420-3-16-.10(1),
				420-3-16-.10(4),
				420-3-16-.10 (6-12),
				420-3-16-.10(14),
				420-3-16-.10 (15A),
				420-3-16-.10(23),
				420-3-16-.10(26)
				and 420-3-16-.10(28)
				and as climatic and operating conditions require the applicable provisions of
				Rule 420-3-16-.10 (2-3). Provided,
				that in every case, overhead protection shall be provided.
Facilities for the cleaning and sanitizing of milk tank trucks
				shall comply with Rule
				420-3-16-.10(1),
				420-3-16-.10(4),
				420-3-16-.10 (6-12),
				420-3-16-.10(14),
				420-3-16-.10 (15A-B),
				420-3-16-.10(26),
				and 420-3-16-.10(28)
				 and as climatic and operating conditions
				require, the applicable provisions of Rule
				420-3-16-.10 (2-3). Provided,
				that in every case, overhead protection shall be provided.
In the case of milk plants, receiving stations, and transfer
				stations which have HACCP Systems regulated under Appendix K., the HACCP System
				shall address the public health concerns described in this section in a manner
				that provides protection equivalent to the requirements in this section.
Milk plants that have HACCP Systems, which are regulated under
				the NCIMS voluntary HACCP Program, shall comply with all of the requirements of
				Rule 420-3-16-.10(16).
				Pasteurization, Aseptic Processing and Packaging, and Retort Processed after
				Packaging of this rule and pasteurization shall be managed as a critical
				control point (CCP) as described in Appendix H, VIII. Milk and Milk Product
				Continuous-Flow (HTST and HHST) Pasteurization-CCP Model HACCP Plan Summary;
				and Milk and Milk Product Vat (Batch) Pasteurization-CCP Model HACCP Plan
				Summary.
(1)
Floors
			 Construction
(a) The floors of all
			 rooms in which milk, milk products, or frozen desserts are processed, handled
			 or stored or in which milk containers, equipment, and utensils are washed,
			 shall be constructed of concrete or other equally impervious and easily cleaned
			 material, and shall be smooth, properly sloped, provided with trapped drains,
			 and kept in good repair; provided cold-storage rooms used for storing milk and
			 milk products need not be provided with floor drains when the floors are sloped
			 to drain to one (1) or more exits; provided further, that storage rooms for
			 storing dry ingredients, packaged dry ingredients, packaged dry milk or milk
			 products, and packaging materials need not be provided with drains and the
			 floors may be constructed of tightly joined wood.
(b) Public Health Reason - Floors constructed
			 of concrete or other similarly impervious material can be kept clean more
			 easily than floors constructed of wood or other pervious or easily
			 disintegrating material. They will not absorb organic matter and are,
			 therefore, more apt to be kept clean and free of odors. Properly sloped floors
			 facilitate flushing and help to avoid undesirable conditions. Trapping of
			 drains prevents sewer gas from entering the plant.
(c) Administrative Procedures - This item is
			 deemed to be satisfied when:
1. The floors of
			 all rooms in which milk is handled, processed, or stored or in which milk
			 containers, utensils, and/or equipment are washed, are constructed of good
			 quality concrete or equally impervious tile or brick laid closely with
			 impervious joint material or metal surfacing with impervious joints, or other
			 material which is the equivalent of good quality concrete. The floors of
			 storage rooms for dry ingredients and/or packaging material may be constructed
			 of tightly joined wood.
2. The
			 floor surface is smooth and sloped so that there are no pools of standing water
			 after flushing and the joints between the floor and the walls are
			 impervious.
3. The floors are
			 provided with trapped drains. Cold-storage rooms used for storing milk and milk
			 products need not be provided with floor drains when the floors are sloped to
			 drain to one or more exits. Storage rooms for dry ingredients, dry packaged
			 milk and/or milk products, aseptically processed and packaged low-acid milk
			 and/or milk products and/or packaging materials, and retort processed after
			 packaged low-acid milk and/or milk products and/or packaging materials are not
			 required to be provided with drains.
Note
:
Refer to Rule
				420-3-16-.10(11)
				for requirements for floors of drying chambers.