Arizona Administrative Code › Title 3 - AGRICULTURE › Chapter 2 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - ANIMAL SERVICES DIVISION › Article 11 - VOLUNTARY EGG GRADING PROGRAM › Section R3-2-1122 - Minimum Facility and Operating Requirements for Egg Grading and Packing Plants

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
For grading services that are provided on a resident or
				  temporary basis, QAD 700 Shell Egg Graders Handbook Section 02 through Section
				  08, revised as of August 30, 2016. This material is incorporated by reference,
				  does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporate matter,
				  and is on file with the Department at 1688 W. Adams St., Phoenix, AZ 85007.
				  shall apply; and the following minimum facility and operating conditions will
				  be required:
A. Applicants must comply
				with all applicable Federal, State and local government occupational safety and
				health regulations.
B. Processing
				facilities are required to have a documented and implemented Quality Management
				System that meets Title 21, Part 117 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
				"Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-based
				Preventive Controls for Human Foods", revised as of April 1, 2018. This
				material is incorporated by reference, does not include any later amendments or
				editions of the incorporate matter, and is on file with the Department at 1688
				W. Adams St., Phoenix, AZ 85007.
C.
				General requirements for premises, buildings and plant facilities.
1. The outside premises shall be free from
				refuse, rubbish, waste, unused equipment, and other materials and conditions
				which constitute a source of odors or a harbor for insects, rodents, and other
				vermin.
2. The outside premises
				adjacent to grading, packing, cooler, and storage rooms must be constructed to
				provide proper drainage to prevent conditions that may constitute a source of
				odors or propagate insects or rodents.
3. Buildings shall be of sound construction
				so as to prevent, insofar as practicable, the entrance or harboring of
				vermin.
4. Grading and packing
				rooms shall be of sufficient size to permit installation of necessary equipment
				and conduct grading and packing in a sanitary manner. These rooms shall be kept
				reasonably clean during grading and packing operations and shall be thoroughly
				cleaned at the end of each operating day.
5. The floors, walls, ceilings, partitions,
				and other parts of the grading and packing rooms including benches and
				platforms shall be constructed of materials that are readily cleanable,
				maintained in a sanitary condition, and impervious to moisture in areas exposed
				to cleaning solutions or moist conditions. The floors shall be constructed as
				to provide proper drainage.
6.
				Adequate toilet accommodations that are conveniently located and separated from
				the grading and packing rooms are to be provided. Handwashing facilities shall
				be provided with hot and cold running water, an acceptable handwashing
				detergent, and a sanitary method for drying hands. Toilet rooms shall be
				ventilated to the outside of the building and be maintained in a clean and
				sanitary condition. Signs shall be posted in the toilet rooms instructing
				employees to wash their hands before returning to work. In new or remodeled
				construction, toilet rooms shall be located in areas that do not open directly
				into processing rooms.
7. A
				separate refuse room or a designated area for the accumulation of trash must be
				provided in plants which do not have a system for the daily removal or
				destruction of such trash.
8.
				Adequate packing and packaging storage areas are to be provided that protect
				packaging materials and are dry and maintained in a clean and sanitary
				condition.