Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 51 - PUBLIC HEALTH-SANITARY CODE › Part VII - Dairy Products Regulations › Chapter 3 - Sampling, Examination, Inspections, Grading, Enforcement Procedures and Standards of Dairy Products including Frozen Desserts › Subchapter B - Inspections/Audits › Section VII-313 - Pasteurization Equipment Tests, Examinations and Sealing

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The state health officer shall perform the
				  tests using the methodology prescribed in the
PMO
on the
				  instruments and devices of each pasteurizer in each dairy plant and frozen
				  dessert manufacturing plant indicated in the table below initially upon
				  installation; and at least once each three months, including the remaining days
				  of the month in which the equipment tests are due and whenever any alteration
				  or replacement is made which may affect the proper operation of the instrument
				  or device. Provided, that the holding time test shall be conducted at least
				  once each six months, including the remaining days of the month in which the
				  equipment test is due. A copy of the test report shall be retained by the
				  plant.
Test No.
Equipment/Device/ Instrument
Test Type
1
Vat, HTST, HHST, aseptic indicating and airspace
								thermometers
Temperature accuracy
2
Vat, HTST, HHST, aseptic recording thermometer
Temperature accuracy
3
Vat, HTST, HHST, aseptic recording thermometer
Time accuracy
4
Vat, HTST, HHST, aseptic indicating and recording
								thermometer
Recording vs Indicating thermometer
5.1
HTST, HHST FDD
Leakage pass FDD
5.2
HTST, HHST FDD
FDD freedom of movement
5.3
HTST, HHST FDD
Device assembly (single stem)
5.4
HTST, HHST FDD
Device assembly (dual stem)
5.5
HTST FDD
Manual diversion
5.6
HTST, HHST FDD
Response time
5.7
HTST, HHST FDD
Time delay (inspect)
5.8
HTST, HHST FDD
Time delay (CIP)
5.9
HTST FDD
Time delay (leak detect flush)
6
Vat leak protector valve(s)
Leakage
7
HTST indicating thermometers
Response time
8
HTST recording thermometers
Response time
9.1
HTST pressure switches
Regenerator pressures
9.2.1
HTST, HHST, aseptic differential pressure
								controllers
Calibration
9.2.2
HTST differential pressure controllers
Regenerator pressure
9.2.3
HHST and aseptic differential pressure controllers
Regenerator pressure
9.3.1
HTST booster pump/FDD
Inter-wiring check
9.3.2
HTST booster pump/metering pump
Inter-wiring check
10.1
HTST FDD
Temperature cut-in/cut-out
10.2
HHST FDD, aseptic divert system (indirect heat)
Temperature cut-in/cut-out
10.3
HHST FDD, aseptic divert system (direct heat)
Temperature cut-in/cut-out
11.1
HTST holding tubes/timing pumps (except meter
								based)
Holding time
11.2.a
HTST holding tubes/magnetic flow meter based
								timing systems
Holding time
11.2.b
HTST, HHST, aseptic magnetic flow meter based
								timing systems
Flow alarm
11.2.c
HTST, HHST, aseptic magnetic flow meter based
								timing systems
Loss of signal/low flow
11.2.d
HTST magnetic flow meter based timing systems
Flow rate cut-in/cut-out
11.2.e
HTST magnetic flow meter based timing systems
Time delay
11.3
HHST holding tubes indirect heat
Holding time
11.4
HHST holding tubes direct injection heat
Holding time
11.5
HHST holding tubes direct infusion heat
Holding time
12.1
HHST, aseptic systems indirect heating
Sequence logic
12.2
HHST, aseptic systems direct heating
Sequence logic
13
HHST, aseptic systems
Pressure in the holding tubes
14
HHST, aseptic systems using direct injection
								heating
Pressure differential across injector
15
Vat, HTST, HHST, Aseptic (all electronic controls)
Electro-Magnetic Interference
B.
				  Plants being regulated under the provisions of Chapter 11 (Dairy Plant HACCP
				  System) shall be responsible for the performance for all above required tests
				  should the state health officer fail to perform them at the required
				  frequency.
C. The state health
				  officer shall affix regulatory seals to all pasteurization equipment, as
				  prescribed by the
PMO
, after testing the equipment.
D. The state health officer shall provide the
				  plant a copy of the pasteurization equipment test report.
E. The plant shall notify the state health
				  officer immediately if the regulatory seals are broken.
F. The pasteurization equipment shall not be
				  operated without authorization from the state health officer when any of the
				  required regulatory seals are broken.
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.