Washington Administrative Code › Title 16 - Agriculture, Department of (See also Titles 24, 60, and 142) › DAIRY, FOOD AND EGGS › Chapter 16-171 - Hemp extract certification › Section 16-171-140 - Hemp extract facility-Inspection criteria

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The following table identifies:
(1) Inspection criteria and whether each
				criterion also represents a certification requirement;
(2) Whether a violation is critical;
				and
(3) The debit value for each
				significant violation.
Criteria
							 Item-Critical*
Debit Value
Certification
							 Requirement?
1
Hemp extract products free from adulteration.
C
Yes
2
Persons with apparent infections or communicable
							 diseases properly restricted.
C
Yes
3
Adequate washing and sanitizing of hands as
							 necessary, gloves used in food handling sanitary conditions.
C
Yes
4
Product contact surfaces clean and maintained in a
							 sanitary condition; cleaned and sanitized prior to each use or as
							 essential.
C
Yes
5
In use hemp contact equipment and utensils
							 appropriately stored; protected from contamination between uses.
C
No
6
Water used is safe and of adequate sanitary quality;
							 from approved source.
C
Yes
7
No cross connections; no back-siphonage.
C
Yes
8
Hot and cold water, under pressure, in areas where
							 foods are processed or equipment washed.
C
Yes
9
Adequate, readily accessible toilet facilities
							 provided.
C
Yes
10
No evidence of human defecation or urination about
							 the premises.
C
Yes
11
Handwash facilities adequate and convenient,
							 including hot and cold or tempered water.
C
Yes
12
Hemp protected from contamination in storage.
C
No
*A critical violation results in an establishment not
							 being in substantial compliance.
Criteria
							 Item-Significant
Debit Value
Certification
							 Requirement?
1
Jewelry, watches other personal items not a source of
							 contamination.
1
No
2
Clean and adequate protective clothing and hair
							 restraints.
1-2
No
3
Use of tobacco, eating and drinking of food and
							 beverages and gum chewing restricted to appropriate areas.
1
No
4
Garments and personal belongings stored
							 appropriately, not a source of potential contamination.
2
No
5
Employee work procedures preclude
							 contamination.
1-2
No
6
Grounds: Free from pest attractions, breeding places,
							 harborage, excessive dust and other contaminants.
1
No
7
Suitable size and location, construction including
							 walls, floors, ceiling, counters, shelving, other fixtures, smooth, readily
							 cleanable and in good repair.
1-5
Yes
8
Processes separated as required.
1-2
Yes
9
No operations in domestic living or sleeping quarters
							 (including domestic kitchens).
0
Yes
10
Adequate light.
1-2
Yes
11
Lights; glass over food protected; breakproof.
1
No
12
Adequate ventilation to minimize vapors, steams,
							 noxious fumes.
1-2
Yes
13
Drip or condensate from ceiling, fixtures, pipes,
							 ducts not a potential source of contamination.
1-3
No
14
Screened or protected to exclude pests.
1-2
No
15
Building, fixtures, facilities clean; including
							 transport vehicles.
1-5
Yes
16
Detergents, sanitizers, toxic materials safely used
							 and stored.
1-3
No
17
Detergents, sanitizers and toxic materials properly
							 identified.
1-2
No
18
Product contact surfaces clean and maintained in a
							 sanitary condition; cleaned and sanitized prior to each use or as
							 essential.
1-2
No
19
Nonproduct contact surfaces of equipment clean and
							 maintained in a sanitary condition.
1-2
No
20
In use hemp extract contact equipment and utensils
							 appropriately stored; protected from contamination between uses.
1-2
No
21
Effective measures taken to exclude pests from the
							 facility. No harborage/breeding areas.
1-2
No
22
Pesticides safely used and stored.
1-3
No
23
No evidence of rodents, insects, birds or other
							 animals.
1-5
Yes
24
Current satisfactory water supply test.
5
Yes
25
Water supply sufficient in quantity for intended
							 operations.
2
Yes
26
Adequate floor drains and plumbing to convey wastes
							 and sewage from plant.
1-2
Yes
27
Sewage and waste lines protected not a source of
							 contamination.
1-2
Yes
28
Adequate offal, rubbish and waste disposal.
1-2
Yes
29
Toilet facilities clean and in good repair, no direct
							 opening to process area, self-closing door.
1-2
Yes
30
Soap and single service towels or suitable drying
							 devices provided at handwash facilities. Adequate refuse receptacles
							 provided.
1-2
No
31
Readily understandable handwash signs provided at
							 handwash facilities.
1
No
32
Hand dips provided as necessary.
1-2
No
33
Design, material and workmanship durable, readily
							 cleanable and in good repair. Contact surfaces nontoxic and corrosion
							 resistant.
1-3
Yes
34
Design and use preclude contamination with
							 lubricants, fuel, contaminated water, paint, rust, compressed air/gas and other
							 contaminants.
1-3
No
35
Freezers and cold storage units equipped with
							 adequate thermometers.
1
No
36
Incoming raw materials or ingredients are from an
							 approved source, in an obvious sanitary condition. Items inspected on receipt,
							 suitable for intended use, segregated as necessary and properly stored (clean
							 storage containers, facilities, products properly covered), ingredients
							 properly identified; raw materials washed or cleaned as required.
1-5
No
37
No contaminating material used, stored or transported
							 with supplies, ingredients or processed foods.
1-2
No
38
Packing material properly handled and stored.
1
No
39
Cleaning operations - Conducted to minimize
							 contamination.
1-3
No