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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 23 - Butter Plants › Subchapter A - Supplemental Requirements for Butter Plants › Section VII-2309 - Cream for the Manufacture of Butter and Butter Related Products

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Cream for the
				  manufacture of butter and butter related products shall be derived from Grade A
				  raw milk for pasteurization or manufacturing grade raw milk for pasteurization
				  from a source approved by the state health officer. The milk or cream shall be
				  pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized or aseptically processed in the plant in which
				  the butter or butter related products are manufactured.
B. Pasteurization or ultra-pasteurization
				  shall be performed in accordance with the requirements contained in
				  §941 of this Part provided that:
1. the temperature of pasteurization for
				  cream to be processed for plastic or frozen cream shall be not less than 77 ° C
				  (170 ° F) for not less than 30 minutes or not less than 88 ° C (190 ° F) for
				  not less than 15 seconds;
2. The
				  temperature of pasteurization for cream to be processed into butter and other
				  butter related products shall be not less than 74 ° C (165 ° F) for not less
				  than 30 minutes or not less than 85E C (185E F) for not less than 15
				  seconds.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 23 - Butter Plants › Subchapter A - Supplemental Requirements for Butter Plants › Section VII-2311 - Composition and Wholesomeness of Ingredients Used in the Manufacture of Butter and Butter Related Products

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  The composition and wholesomeness of all ingredients used in the manufacture of
				  butter and butter related products shall be in conformance with the
				  requirements of the
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
, as
				  amended.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see
					 R.S.
					 40:5(2)(3)(5)(7) (15)(17)
					 and
					 R.S.
					 40:922.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 23 - Butter Plants › Subchapter A - Supplemental Requirements for Butter Plants › Section VII-2313 - Examination of Butter and Butter Related Products

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Samples of butter and butter related
				  products shall be collected and examined as often as the state health officer
				  may require. The state health officer shall not be required to pay for such
				  samples.
B. All sampling procedures
				  and required laboratory examinations shall be in compliance with the
Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy
				  Products
.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see
					 R.S.
					 40:5(2)(3)(5)(7)(15)(17) and
					 R.S.
					 40:922.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 23 - Butter Plants › Subchapter A - Supplemental Requirements for Butter Plants › Section VII-2315 - Standards of Identity for Butter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All butter and butter related products
				  shall conform with the standards of identity prescribed by this Part.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see
					 R.S.
					 40:5(2)(3)(5)(7)(15)(17) and
					 R.S.
					 40:922.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 23 - Butter Plants › Subchapter A - Supplemental Requirements for Butter Plants › Section VII-2317 - Bacteriological Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				  butter and butter related products shall conform with the following microbial
				  requirements:
1. standard plate count - not
				  to exceed 1,000 cfu per gram;
2.
				  coliform count - not to exceed 10 per gram; and,
3. pathogens - no pathogenic microorganisms
				  of human significance.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 23 - Butter Plants › Subchapter A - Supplemental Requirements for Butter Plants › Section VII-2319 - Seizure and Condemnation of Butter and Butter Related Products

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Butter and
				  butter related products that do not conform with the bacteriological
				  requirements contained in
				  §2317 of this Part shall be subject to
				  seizure and condemnation by the state health officer as provided in §632 of the
State Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see
					 R.S.
					 40:5(2)(3)(5)(7)(15)(17) and
					 R.S.
					 40:922.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 23 - Butter Plants › Subchapter A - Supplemental Requirements for Butter Plants › Section VII-2321 - Containers

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Containers used
				  for the packaging of butter and butter related products shall be containers or
				  packaging materials from sources approved by the state health officer and
				  satisfactorily protect the safety and quality of the contents in regular
				  channels of trade. Caps or covers which extend over the lip of the container
				  shall be used on all cups or tubs containing two pounds or less to protect the
				  product from contamination.
B.
				  Liners, wrappers and other packaging materials shall be from sources approved
				  by the state health officer and protect the products from dust, mold and other
				  contaminants.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see
					 R.S.
					 40:5(2)(3)(5)(7) (15)(17)
					 and
					 R.S.
					 40:922.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 23 - Butter Plants › Subchapter A - Supplemental Requirements for Butter Plants › Section VII-2323 - Printing and Packaging of Butter and Butter Related Products

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Printing and
				  packaging of butter and butter related products shall be performed using
				  procedures that preclude the contamination of product and have been approved by
				  the state health officer.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of
					 R.S.
					 40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see
					 R.S.
					 40:5(2)(3)(5)(7)(15)(17) and
					 R.S.
					 40:922.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 25 - Cheese Manufacturing Plants › Section VII-2501 - Approval of Plans

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				cheese manufacturing plants that are domiciled within the state and are
				hereafter constructed, reconstructed or altered shall conform in their
				construction and operation with the requirements of this Part. Prior to
				construction, reconstruction or alteration, written approval of plans and
				specifications shall be obtained from the state health officer.
B. Prior to installation or modification,
				written approval shall be obtained from the state health officer of plans and
				specifications for the design, construction and manner of employment for all
				equipment.
C. Written detailed
				plans describing the processing of each product shall be submitted to the state
				health officer for approval prior to manufacture of each product and prior to
				any product or process change.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see
				  R.S.
				  40:5(2)(3)(5)(7)(15)(17) and
				  R.S.
				  40:922.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 27 - Frozen Desserts › Section VII-2701 - Approval of Plans

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				frozen dessert manufacturing plants that are domiciled within the state and are
				hereafter constructed, reconstructed or altered shall conform in their
				construction and operation with the requirements of this Part. Prior to
				construction, reconstruction or alteration, written approval of plans and
				specifications shall be obtained from the state health officer.
B. Prior to installation or modification,
				written approval shall be obtained from the state health officer of plans and
				specifications for the design, construction and manner of employment for all
				equipment.
C. Written detailed
				plans describing the processing of each product shall be submitted to the state
				health officer for approval prior to the manufacture of each product and prior
				to any product or process change.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see
				  R.S.
				  40:5(2)(3)(5)(7)(15)(17) and
				  R.S.
				  40:922.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 27 - Frozen Desserts › Subchapter B - Frozen Dessert Retail Requirements › Section VII-2709 - Counter Freezers [formerly paragraph 8:013]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The processing, handling, and distribution
				  of milk and milk products in the manufacture of frozen desserts shall conform
				  to the minimum requirements for Grade A milk as prescribed in this Part. All
				  milk and milk products shall be of quality approved by the state health
				  officer. Counter freezer operations which freeze mixes and sell only at retail
				  on the premises shall comply with the following requirements:
1. only mixes that have been processed and
				  packaged in an approved plant shall be allowed;
2. counter freezers used for freezing mixes
				  which contain milk solids, milk fat, or vegetable fat shall be located only in
				  premises which meet the minimum requirements for retail food establishments as
				  prescribed in Part XXIII of this Code;
3. the frozen dessert operator shall be a
				  food handler other than the cashier of a grocery or convenience
				  store;
4. ice cream, ice milk and
				  other frozen desserts shall be offered to consumers who serve themselves only
				  when dispensed from approved dispensing machines designed expressly for that
				  purpose;
5. the dipping and/or
				  packaging of firmly frozen frozen desserts by consumers who serve themselves is
				  prohibited.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 27 - Frozen Desserts › Subchapter B - Frozen Dessert Retail Requirements › Section VII-2713 - Depots for Mobile Frozen Dessert Units [formerly paragraph 8:022]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All mobile units
				  shall operate from depots and shall report to their respective depot for
				  cleaning and sanitizing at least once each day. All depots shall comply with
				  the following requirements.
1. All plans and
				  specifications for depots shall be approved by the state health officer prior
				  to construction of same in accordance with §1701. A of this Part. Structurally
				  the building shall comply with the provisions of
				  §1703 of this Part.
2. For washing purposes there shall be at
				  least three large sinks, each of which shall be large enough to accommodate the
				  largest piece of equipment to be washed. Sinks are to be provided with
				  drainboards of impervious material.
3. A metal pipe drying rack for utensils
				  shall be provided.
4. Clothes
				  lockers and garbage cans shall be provided.
5. Adequate storage for perishable materials
				  shall be provided.
6. A separate
				  room shall be provided for the storage of all non-perishable food and paper
				  products.
7. Adequate facilities
				  shall be provided for the washing of vehicles.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 29 - Standards for the Fabrication of Single Service Containers and Closures for Milk and Milk Products Including Fabricating Plants Producing Component Parts, Films and Closures › Section VII-2901 - General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				following criteria pertains to manufactures of preforms and bottles preformed
				at one plant and molded at a second plant:
1.
				The preforming plant must be IMS listed, but sampling of the pre-form is not
				required at this plant.
2. If the
				first preforming plant is also molding the containers into their final form,
				this plant must be IMS listed and the containers must be sampled at this
				plant.
3. If the second plant,
				where containers are molded into their final form, is a single-service
				manufacturer, this plant must be IMS listed and the containers must be sampled
				at this plant.
4. If the second
				plant is a milk plant where containers are molded into their final form, for
				use only in that milk plant, the milk plant listing is sufficient, but the
				containers shall be sampled at this plant.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 29 - Standards for the Fabrication of Single Service Containers and Closures for Milk and Milk Products Including Fabricating Plants Producing Component Parts, Films and Closures › Section VII-2903 - Approval of Plans

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				plants domiciled within the state, in which single service milk containers or
				closures are manufactured, shall conform in their construction to the
				requirements of these regulations. Equipment and installation of all equipment
				used in single service milk container or closure manufacturing plants shall
				conform in design, construction and manner in which it is installed and used,
				to the requirements of these regulations. Written approval of plans for
				construction, reconstruction or alteration shall be obtained from the state
				health officer prior to construction, reconstruction or alteration. Written
				approval of plans for the design, construction, installation and employment for
				all equipment used in the single service milk container or closure
				manufacturing plant shall be obtained from the state health officer prior to
				the installation or modification of the equipment.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see
				  R.S.
				  40:5(2)(3)(5)(7)(15)(17) and
				  R.S.
				  40:922.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 29 - Standards for the Fabrication of Single Service Containers and Closures for Milk and Milk Products Including Fabricating Plants Producing Component Parts, Films and Closures › Section VII-2905 - Bacterial Standards and Examination of Single Service Containers and Closures

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Paper stock shall meet the bacteriological standard of not more than 250 cfu
				per gram as determined by the disintegration test. The supplier of the paper
				stock shall certify that his/her paper stock was manufactured in compliance
				with this standard. This applies only to the paper stock prior to
				lamination.
B. Where a rinse test
				can be used, the residual microbial count shall not exceed 50 cfu per
				container, except that in containers less than 100 ml., the count shall not
				exceed 10 cfu, or not over 50 cfu per eight square inches (one cfu per square
				centimeter) of product contact surface when the swab test is used, in three out
				of four samples taken at random on a given day. All single service containers
				and closures shall be free of coliform bacteria.
C. During any consecutive six months, at
				least four sample sets shall be collected in at least four separate months,
				except when three months show a month containing two sampling dates separated
				by at least 20 days, and analyzed at a laboratory approved by the state health
				officer.
D. When a single service
				container or closure is made from one or more component parts as defined in
				this document, only those final assembled products which may have product
				contact surface(s) must be sampled and tested for compliance.
E. All sampling procedures and required
				laboratory examinations shall be conducted in laboratories approved by the
				state health officer and shall be made in substantial compliance with the
				methods contained in the
Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy
				Products.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of
				  R.S.
				  40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see
				  R.S.
				  40:5(2)(3)(5)(7)(15)(17) and
				  R.S.
				  40:922.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 29 - Standards for the Fabrication of Single Service Containers and Closures for Milk and Milk Products Including Fabricating Plants Producing Component Parts, Films and Closures › Section VII-2907 - Single Service Milk Container or Closure Manufacturing Plant Standards

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Floors. The
				floor of all fabricating areas shall be smooth, impervious and maintained in a
				state of good repair. The floor of storage rooms may be constructed of tightly
				joined wood.
1. The joints between the walls
				and floor shall be tight, impervious and shall have coved or sealed
				joints.
2. Where floor drains are
				provided, they shall be properly trapped and floors sloped to drain.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-103 - Harvesting and/or Sales Shellfish-In Open Status [formerly paragraph 9:002-1]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. No
				shellfish shall be harvested and/or sold in the state of Louisiana for food
				unless taken from areas sanctioned by the state health officer, or if taken
				from sources outside of the state, from areas sanctioned by the state
				authorities having jurisdiction, and unless secured from shellfish dealers
				whose state certifications have been endorsed by the United States Food and
				Drug Administration, Public Health Service for interstate shipment.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4.A.(1),
				  R.S.
				  40:5.A(2)(3)(5)(7)(9)(15)(17)(19)(20) and
				  R.S.
				  40:5.3.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-107 - Classification of Growing Areas-Satisfactory Compliance [formerly paragraph 9:002-3]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. This
				item will be satisfied when:
1. all actual and
				potential shellfish growing areas in the state of Louisiana are correctly
				designated with one of the following classifications on the basis of sanitary
				survey information: approved, conditionally approved, restricted or prohibited.
				Unclassified areas are managed as prohibited;
2. an area classified as prohibited will be
				established adjacent to all identified actual or potential pollution
				discharges, including sewage treatment plants outfall, which have a direct or
				indirect impact and, which have been determined to be of a significant nature
				in the growing area;
a. the determination of
				the size of the area to be classified as prohibited adjacent to each outfall
				shall including the following minimum criteria:
i. the volume flow rate, location of
				discharge, performance of the wastewater treatment plant and microbial quality
				of the effluent;
ii. the decay rate
				of the contaminants of public health significance in the wastewater
				discharge;
iii. the wastewater's
				dispersion and dilution, and the time of waste transport to the area where
				shellstock may be harvested; and
iv. the location of shellstock resources,
				classification of adjacent waters and identifiable landmarks and
				boundaries.
3. an upward revision of an area
				classification shall be supported by an adequate sanitary survey report. This
				report shall include a written analysis of the data and shall be part of the
				growing area central file. The reopening of an area temporarily closed because
				of an emergency, the failure to meet the performance standards for a
				conditional area, or the presence of biotoxins shall be supported by
				appropriate data showing that the original classification criteria are met, and
				documented by a written record in the central file of the Molluscan Shellfish
				Program, Office of Public Health, Department of Health;
4. maps showing the boundaries and
				classification of each shellfish growing area are maintained in the central
				file by the Molluscan Shellfish Program, Office of Public Health, Department of
				Health;
5. maps showing the
				boundaries and status (opened or closed) of each shellfish growing area are
				posted at designated locations. These locations are listed in the
Louisiana Register
, Vol. 13, pages 413-415.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-109 - Approved Areas-Satisfactory Compliance [formerly paragraph 9:002-4]

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A. Growing areas
				may be designated as approved when the sanitary survey and marine biotoxin
				surveillance data indicates that fecal material, pathogenic microorganisms,
				poisonous and deleterious substances are not present in the area in dangerous
				concentrations. This item will be satisfied when:
1. Results of sampling under adverse
				pollution conditions indicate that the fecal coliform median or geometric mean
				MPN of the water does not exceed 14 per 100 ml and not more than 10 percent of
				the samples exceed an MPN of 43 for a five-tube dilution test (or an MPN of 49
				per 100 ml for a three-tube decimal dilution test);
2. Sanitary Survey Report, as required in
				§105 and 107, are on file with the
				Molluscan Shellfish Program.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-111 - Conditionally Approved Areas-Satisfactory Compliance [formerly paragraph 9:002-5]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Growing areas that are subject to intermittent micro-biological pollution may
				be classified as conditionally approved. Shellfish growing areas that are
				subject to intermittent microbiological pollution may, at the discretion of the
				state health officer, be classified as conditionally approved when:
1. the factors, environmental and otherwise,
				which affect a growing area are known and predictable;
2. a current sanitary survey is on file with
				the Molluscan Shellfish Program;
3.
				data review of the factors indicates the area will meet approved area
				criteria;
4. statistical analysis
				shows the area to meet approved area classification under regulated
				factors;
5. statistical analysis
				shows the factor(s) to be a significant contributor to the microbiological
				pollution event.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-113 - Restricted Area-Satisfactory Compliance [formerly paragraph 9:002-6]

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A. An area may be
				classified as restricted when a sanitary survey indicates a limited degree of
				pollution. This option may arise when levels of fecal pollution or poisonous or
				deleterious substances are low enough that relaying will make the shellfish
				safe to market. This item will be satisfied when the following criteria are met
				in areas designated as restricted.
1. Sanitary
				surveys of restricted areas are conducted, maintained, and reevaluated in the
				same manner and frequency as for approved areas.
2. The area is not so contaminated with fecal
				material, poisonous or deleterious substances that consumption of the shellfish
				might be hazardous after relaying. Verification of these findings shall be done
				by a laboratory found to conform by a laboratory evaluation officer.
3. For restricted areas to be used for
				harvest of shellfish for controlled purification the bacteriological quality of
				every sampling station in those portions of the area exposed to fecal
				contamination during adverse pollution conditions shall meet one of the
				following standards.
a. The total coliform
				median or geometric mean MPN of the water does not exceed 700 per 100 ml and
				not more than 10 percent of the samples exceed an MPN of 2,300 per 100 ml for a
				5-tube decimal dilution test (or 3,300 per 100 ml for a 3-tube decimal dilution
				test).
b. The fecal coliform median
				or geometric mean MPN of water does not exceed 88 per 100 ml and not more than
				10 percent of the samples exceed an MPN of 260 per 100 ml for a 5-tube decimal
				dilution test (or 300 per 100 ml for a 3-tube decimal dilution test).
4. Shellfish quality
				specifications are established by the Louisiana state health officer for the
				use in classifying areas. These specifications are based on the data obtained
				from surveys, water samples and product samples taken from the potential
				restricted area. With this information the Louisiana state health officer may
				evaluate the bacteriological and chemical quality of the shellfish and
				determine whether the shellfish may be used for relaying.
5. The Louisiana state health officer with
				the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries have
				effective protocols for assuring that shellfish are not harvested from
				restricted areas except by special permit and under the effective supervision
				of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
6. All data, criteria, and protocols relating
				to the operation of a restricted area including survey reports, treatment
				effectiveness studies, classification criteria, harvesting permits, and
				harvesting control records are maintained in a central file.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-115 - Prohibited Areas-Satisfactory Compliance [formerly paragraph 9:002-7]

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A. Louisiana state
				shellfish growing water areas shall be classified as prohibited if:
1. no current sanitary survey exists;
				or
2. sanitary survey determines
a. the growing area is adjacent to a sewage
				treatment plant outfall or other point source of outfall with public health
				significance;
b. pollution sources
				may unpredictably contaminate the growing area;
c. the growing area is contaminated with
				fecal waste so that the shellfish may be vectors for disease
				microorganisms;
d. the
				concentration of biotoxin is sufficient to cause a public health risk;
				or
e. the area is contaminated with
				poisonous or deleterious substances cause the shellfish to be adulterated;
				or
3. risk assessment
				determines shellstock are not safe for human consumption; or
4. wastewater discharges are adjacent to
				sewage treatment plant outfall or any other point source outfall of public
				health significance. The determination of the size of the area to be classified
				as prohibited adjacent to each outfall shall include the following:
a. the volume flow rate, location of
				discharge, performance of the wastewater treatment plant and the
				microbiological quality of the effluent;
b. the decay rate of the contaminants of
				public health significance in the wastewater discharged;
c. the wastewater's dispersion and dilution,
				and the time of waste transport to the area where shellstock may be harvested;
				and
d. the location of the
				shellfish resources, classification of adjacent waters and identifiable
				landmarks or boundaries.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-117 - Control of Areas Due to Marine Biotoxins-Satisfactory Compliance [formerly paragraph 9:002-8]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. This
				item will be satisfied when:
1. areas
				affected by marine biotoxins shall be the subject of an effective control plan
				developed by the Louisiana state health officer and the Secretary of the
				Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The plans shall define those
				administrative procedures and resources necessary to:
a. initiate an emergency shellfish sampling
				and assay program;
b. close areas
				and embargo shellfish; and
c.
				prevent harvesting of contaminated species. The Louisiana state health officer
				and the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries may
				designate such affected areas as conditionally approved;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-119 - Procedures for Receipt of Shellfish Growing Water Samples [formerly paragraph 9:002-9]

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A. All
				fees pursuant to
				R.S.
				40:1849 shall be paid before a new permit
				will be issued each year, with the exception of a Class I-E permit. For a Class
				I-E permit, all fees shall be paid prior to a renewal permit being issued by
				the commission.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:1846.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-121 - Preparation for Laboratory Analysis of Shellfish Growing Waters [formerly paragraph 9:002-10]

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A.
				Laboratory apparatus used in the analysis of shellfish growing waters shall
				conform to the criteria stipulated in the current edition of American Public
				Health Association (APHA)
Recommended Procedures for the Examination of
				Sea Water and Shellfish
and appropriate sections in
Official
				Methods of Analysis
of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists
				(A.O.A.C.).
1. Air incubators used in the
				preliminary incubation of tubes of test medial shall maintain a uniform and
				constant temperature of 35° plus/minus 0.5°C at all times.
2. Covered, circulating water baths used to
				incubate tubes of test media for the remaining incubation period shall maintain
				a uniform and constant temperature of 44.5° plus/minus 0.2°C at all
				times.
3. Hot air ovens used in the
				heat sterilization of glassware and related supplies shall be of sufficient
				size to prevent overcrowding, maintain uniform and adequate sterilizing
				temperature, and be equipped with suitable thermometers able to accurately
				register in the range of 160-180°C.
4. Autoclaves used in the sterilization of
				test media shall be sufficiently large enough to prevent interior crowding,
				provide uniform temperature within the chambers, including the sterilizing
				temperature of 121°C, and be equipped with accurate temperature and pressure
				recording devices. Pressure gauges and properly adjusted safety valves should
				be connected directly to either the saturated steam power lines or to a
				suitable steam generator. The autoclave should be capable of reaching the
				desired temperature within 30 minutes.
5. Electrometric pH meters used in the
				preparation of test media and reagents shall have an accuracy of plus/minus 0.1
				pH unit.
6. Balances used in the
				preparation of test media and reagents shall provide a sensitivity of at least
				0.1g at a load of 150g and be used with standardized weights. When less than 2g
				of materials is weighed, the analytical balance used must have a sensitivity of
				1 mg under a load of 10g.
7. Water
				deionization units should be fitted with a 0.22 um-pore diameter
				filter.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-123 - Procedure for the Analysis of Shellfish Growing Waters [formerly paragraph 9:002-11]

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A.
				Analysis of shellfish growing waters for the Louisiana Molluscan Shellfish
				Program shall be performed by a laboratory officially designated as part of the
				Louisiana shellfish sanitation laboratory system. Procedures and methods for
				analysis of shellfish growing water shall conform to criteria stipulated in the
				4th edition of American Public Health Association
				(APHA) Recommended Procedures for the Examination of Sea Water and Shellfish
				published August 29, 2011, and appropriate sections in Official Methods of
				Analysis, 21st Edition, published in 2019, of the
				Association of Official Analytical Chemists (A.O.A.C.).
1. Microbiological examinations shall be
				conducted as follows: Appropriate dilutions shall be made with Butterfield's
				buffered phosphate diluent. Shake the sample and each successive dilution
				bottle 25 times vigorously using up and down movements of about 30 cm in seven
				seconds. Inoculate the water sample directly into tubes containing A-1 medium
				in suitable decimal dilutions using three or five tubes/dilution and a minimum
				of three dilutions. Place inoculated tubes into air incubator and incubate
				three hours plus/minus 0.5 hour at 35 degrees plus/minus 0.5 degrees Centrigade
				(C). Transfer tubes to water bath and incubate 21 plus/minus two hours at 44.5
				degrees plus/minus 0.2 degrees C. Maintain the water level above the level of
				liquid in the inoculated tubes. Examine the inoculated tubes at the end of this
				period and record the results.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-125 - Determination of Results, Records and Data Reporting [formerly paragraph 9:002-12]

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A. Test
				result data for use by the Louisiana Molluscan Shellfish Program shall be
				generated by an officially designated laboratory of the Louisiana molluscan
				shellfish sanitation laboratory system.
B. Determination of results of
				microbiological analysis of shellfish growing waters shall conform to criteria
				stipulated in the current edition of American Public Health Association (APHA)
Recommended Procedures for the Examination of Sea Water and
				Shellfish
and appropriate sections in
Official Methods of
				Analysis
, of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists
				(A.O.A.C.).
1. The presence of gas in the
				inverted vial or of dissolved gas which can be removed by slight agitation of
				the test medium test tube shall constitute a positive test. The number of
				positive tests in each dilution shall be recorded for determination of the Most
				Probable Number (MPN).
2. The
				standard Most Probable Number (MPN) tables as found in the appropriate tables
				in the current edition of American Public Health Association (APHA)
Recommended Procedures for the Examination of Sea Water and
				Shellfish
and
Official Methods of Analysis
, of the
				Association of Official Analytical Chemists (A.O.A.C.) shall be used to
				determine MPN values.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-127 - Qualification for Laboratories Conducting Analysis of Shellfish Growing Waters for the Louisiana Molluscan Shellfish Program [formerly paragraph 9:002-13]

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A.
				Laboratories conducting microbiological analysis of shellfish growing waters
				for the Louisiana Molluscan Shellfish Program shall be officially designated as
				part of the Louisiana state shellfish sanitation laboratory system. To be so
				designated, laboratories shall be evaluated by the Laboratory Evaluation
				Officer and shall maintain a satisfactory rating.
1. The Certified Laboratory shall be
				evaluated by the FDA Laboratory Evaluation Officer, Department of Health and
				Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, Center for
				Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Food Safety, Division of Seafood
				Safety, Shellfish Aquaculture and Policy Branch.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-129 - Qualification for Personnel Conducting Analysis of Shellfish Growing Waters [formerly paragraph 9:002-14]

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A. Laboratory personnel conducting
				microbiological analysis for LSSP shall be administratively attached to an
				officially designated laboratory of the shellfish sanitation laboratory system,
				shall be evaluated by the shellfish evaluation officer for the state of
				Louisiana for the FDA evaluation officer during an on-site evaluation and shall
				maintain a satisfactory rating.
1. Analysts
				in the Certified Laboratory in Baton Rouge shall be evaluated by the FDA
				Laboratory Evaluation Officer, Department of Health and Human Services, Public
				Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and
				Applied Nutrition, Office of Food Safety, Division of Seafood Safety, Shellfish
				Aquaculture and Policy Branch.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-131 - Qualifications, Requirements for Laboratory Evaluation Officer for the State of Louisiana [formerly Paragraph 9:002-15]

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A. The shellfish evaluation officer for the
				state of Louisiana shall be designated by letter by the Federal Department of
				Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration,
				Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Food Safety, Division
				of Seafood Safety, Shellfish Aquaculture and Policy Branch. Designation is
				based upon meeting the requirements of the NSSP Guide Guidance document.
1. The individual shall be administratively
				attached to a Louisiana Molluscan Shellfish Laboratory which has been found by
				the FDA to conform or provisionally conform with the National Shellfish
				Sanitation Program (NSSP).
2. The
				individual shall be an experienced analyst and should have supervisory
				experience.
3. If deemed necessary
				by an FDA laboratory evaluation officer, the individual shall conduct several
				laboratory evaluations jointly with FDA Shellfish and Aquaculture Policy Branch
				laboratory evaluation officers.
4.
				During a joint on-site evaluation with an FDA laboratory evaluation officer,
				the individual shall demonstrate competence in evaluating analysts' performance
				of the applicable shellfish laboratory test methods in the 4th edition of the
				APHA Recommended Procedures for the Examination of Sea Water and Shellfish and
				the Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical
				Chemists (A.O.A.C). The evaluation will be recorded on the FDA Evaluation
				Laboratory Checklist.
5. The
				individual shall submit a written report to all evaluations conducted to the
				FDA Division of Cooperative Programs, Shellfish Sanitation Branch with a copy
				to the appropriate FDA shellfish specialist. The report should consist of the
				FDA Shellfish Standard Laboratory Evaluation Form, a summary list of qualified
				analysts and a narrative discussion for each laboratory evaluated. The
				narrative discussions shall include the identity of the laboratory, the date of
				evaluation, name of evaluator, a precise and accurate description of the
				conditions which existed during the evaluation, including what recommendations
				were made to correct deviations necessary to bring the laboratory into
				substantial conformity with the requirements of NSSP as approved by the
				Louisiana State Shellfish Sanitation Program and appropriate information on
				personnel and procedures and conclusions.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-133 - Requirements for Laboratory Certification [formerly paragraph 9:002-16]

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A. The laboratory
				and laboratory analysts are required to receive a satisfactory evaluation
				during an on-site visit by the shellfish evaluation officer for the state of
				Louisiana or FDA laboratory evaluation officer in order to be certified.
1. The purpose of the evaluation will be to
				assure the uniform application of standard procedures and methods in the
				sampling and analytical examination of shellfish growing waters and to
				determine and assure the adequacy of facilities, equipment and personnel to
				perform analytical testing necessary to meet the requirements recommended by
				the National Shellfish Sanitation Program and found to be acceptable by the
				Louisiana Molluscan Shellfish Program, administered by the Department of
				Health, Office of Public Health. Evaluation is not an endorsement of the
				laboratory facility, its staff the operation as this implies continuing
				guarantee of performance.
2. A
				satisfactory rating is achieved by demonstration during an on-site evaluation
				that the laboratory and laboratory personnel are found to conform or
				conditionally conform with all requirements as listed in the Shellfish
				Laboratory Evaluation Check Lists provided by the Federal Department of Health
				and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration, Center
				for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Food Safety, Shellfish
				Aquaculture and Policy Branch. A satisfactory rating indicates that FDA
				recognizes that the laboratory complies with recommended procedures and
				capabilities and that the analytical results produced by the laboratory are in
				support of the Louisiana Shellfish Sanitation Program and are acceptable to
				FDA.
3. No reference shall be made
				in any advertising or sales promotion which would indicate or imply that the
				Louisiana state shellfish evaluation officer or FDA laboratory evaluation
				officer evaluated this laboratory or approves, endorses or recommends any
				proprietary materials, services, or publications mentioned herein or which has
				as its purpose and intent to cause directly or indirectly the advertised
				materials or services to be used or purchased because of the
				evaluation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-135 - Fees for Services [formerly paragraph 9:002-17]

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A. Fees for evaluations, analysis,
				determination, processing and reporting of results shall be incorporated into
				the Louisiana Molluscan Shellfish Program fee and assessed in accordance with
				rules and regulations controlling their collection.
B. The department shall charge and collect an
				imported seafood safety fee of one hundred dollars annually from each holder of
				a commercial seafood permit fee who sells imported seafood. The proceeds of
				such fee shall be used for the purposes described in
				R.S.
				40:5.10.1. Pursuant to said statute, the
				department or its agents or contractors may conduct sampling of imported
				seafood stored on the premises of any business holding a commercial seafood
				permit issued pursuant to
				R.S.
				40:31.35, the scope and frequency of which
				shall be within the discretion of the department. Samples collected pursuant to
				this Subsection may be laboratory tested at the discretion of the Department
				for any substances prohibited in applicable types or categories of seafood by
				the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Such testing shall be conducted by
				laboratories accredited therefor by the FDA or an FDA-recognized accreditation
				body.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  40:4.A.(1),
				  R.S.
				  40:5.A.(2)(3)(5)(7)(9)(15)(17)(19)(20),
				  R.S.
				  40:5.3 and
				  R.S.40:31:35.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-137 - References [formerly paragraph 9:002-18]

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A. Where the "current edition" of the
				following works is referred to in these regulations, such shall mean:
1. Recommended Procedures for the Examination
				of Sea Water and Shellfish, fourth edition, American Public Health Association,
				Inc., 1970;
2. Official Methods of
				Analysis, of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Edition 14, §46.
				017-46.019, 1984;
3. Official
				Methods of Analysis of the Association of Analytical Chemists, Edition 14,
				Table 46:01 and Table 46:02, 1984;
4. Standard Methods for the Examination of
				Water and Wastewater, Sixteenth Edition, 1985, Part 900;
5. Shellfish Sanitation Interpretation S.S.
				35 entitled "Evaluation of Laboratories by State Shellfish Laboratory
				Evaluation Officers" Part III, §B(I), 1985.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part IX - Marine and Fresh Water Animal Food Products › Chapter 1 - Shellfish Growing Areas › Section IX-139 - Records of Shellfish Purchases and Sales [formerly paragraph 9:003]

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A. Every person,
				firm or corporation who conducts any wholesale business of buying, selling or
				shipping shellfish shall keep an accurate daily record which shall include
				shipping documents.
1. Each shellfish
				shipment shall be accompanied by a shipping document which shall contain:
a. the name, address, and certification
				number of the shipping dealer;
b.
				the name and address of the major consignee; and
c. the kind and quantity of the shellfish
				product.