New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS › Chapter VI - Food Control › Subchapter C - Food and Food Products (article 17 Agriculture and Markets Law) › Part 256 - Food Salvagers › Section 256.7 - Sanitation requirements

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
				  Any building, or portion of any building, regularly used in food salvaging
				  shall at all times be thoroughly clean and free from dust, foul atmosphere and
				  contamination, and shall be properly lighted, drained and ventilated.
(b) The side walls and ceilings of all work
				  rooms shall be well plastered, tiled or constructed of metal or lumber, and
				  shall be painted to the end that they may be readily cleaned. They shall be
				  kept free from dust, dirt and foreign matter and clean at all times.
(c) The floors of all work rooms shall be
				  impermeable and shall be constructed of nonabsorbent material which can be
				  flushed and washed clean with water.
(d) All salvaging plants shall have
				  convenient toilet rooms separate and apart from work rooms. The doors of toilet
				  rooms shall be provided with self-closing devices. The floor of the toilet room
				  shall be of nonabsorbent material and shall be clean at all times. Toilet rooms
				  shall be vented to the outdoors by means of windows or ventilating pipes.
				  Adequate light, either natural or artificial shall be provided.
(e) Lavatories and wash rooms shall be
				  adjacent to toilet rooms, and at other locations where required, and shall be
				  supplied with soap, hot and cold, or warm running water and single-service
				  towels or equivalent, and shall be maintained in a sanitary condition. Before
				  beginning work, after visiting toilet rooms, and at other times as required,
				  work-room employees shall wash their hands and arms thoroughly in clean
				  water.
(f) Every salvaging plant
				  shall be provided with a suitable room or rooms for the changing and hanging of
				  wearing apparel of the workers or employees, which shall be separate and apart
				  from the work storage and sales rooms, and shall be kept in a clean and
				  sanitary condition.
(g) Storage
				  rooms for materials shall be kept clean and free from objectionable odors, and
				  shall be rodent and vermin proof.
(h) Doors, windows and other openings of
				  every work room shall be screened during fly season with screens of not coarser
				  than 12-mesh wire screening, or other effective means of insect elimination
				  shall be adopted.
(i) Salvaging
				  plants shall be free of insects and rodents. Extermination, when practiced,
				  shall be done in a safe manner so as not to contaminate foods stored in the
				  plant and shall not make use of highly poisonous substances. Where rodent
				  poisons are used, they shall be placed in properly constructed bait
				  boxes.
(j) The water supply shall
				  be ample, clean and potable with adequate facilities for its distribution in
				  the plant. Complete hose stations to consist of hot and cold running water, mix
				  valve, hose and hose hanger shall be provided where needed.
(k) All apparatus, utensils and appurtenances
				  used in the handling and reconditioning of salvage goods shall be so
				  constructed and placed that they can be thoroughly cleaned. Such equipment
				  shall be kept clean and sanitary and in good repair.
(l) No person shall live or sleep in any
				  building used as a salvaging plant unless the salvaging plant or work room of
				  such salvaging plant is separated by impervious walls without doors or windows
				  or other openings from the parts of the building used for living or sleeping
				  quarters.
(m) Vats, sinks, and
				  other washing equipment, provided with hot and cold running water and proper
				  drains, shall be available for cleaning, rinsing and bactericidal treatment of
				  food containers to be reconditioned. Necessary equipment for drying, buffing,
				  relabeling and repacking shall, where required, be provided.
(n) All work-room employees shall be clean in
				  person at all times and shall wear clean, washable clothing and caps, where the
				  operation requires. They shall not smoke or chew tobacco where unpackaged foods
				  are handled.
(o) No person
				  suffering from or afflicted with a contagious or infectious disease shall be
				  employed in or about any part of a salvaging plant.
(p) All products shall be stored on skids or
				  pallets of sufficient height to facilitate cleaning inspection, and shall not
				  be placed closer than 12 inches to walls. There shall be an aisle at least 18
				  inches wide between each double row of merchandise.