West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 61 - Agriculture › Title 61 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Series 61-04B - Frozen Desserts and Imitation Frozen Desserts › Section 61-4B-9 - Manufacturing Conditions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
9.1. The
				entire manufacturing establishment, including fixtures, furnishings, machinery,
				apparatus, implements, utensils, receptacles, and all equipment used to
				manufacture, store, keep, handle, distribute or serve product shall be
				maintained, operated, and stored in a clean and sanitary manner by the
				manufacturer.
9.2. All equipment,
				utensils, containers, and piping used by a manufacturer shall be constructed of
				a smooth, nontoxic, impervious, corrosion-resistant material and fabricated in
				such a manner that there could be no contamination of the products handled
				therein. All equipment shall be capable of being easily sanitized.
9.3. The manufacturer shall always keep all
				equipment in good working order and condition that the equipment is used to
				manufacture a product.
9.4. The
				manufacturer shall install all equipment so that no solution used in cleaning
				or sanitizing will remain inside the equipment in substantial amounts after the
				draining process.
9.5. The
				manufacturer shall completely disassemble and clean all equipment that contains
				product or residues of product within two hours of the time that the equipment
				has reached or exceeded a temperature of 41°F or when any condition
				causing, or likely to cause, adulteration of the product has occurred.
				Equipment designed to achieve a daily heat treatment for reduction of viable
				bacteria is exempt from the provisions of this subsection regarding temperature
				but not the provision of section 8 of this rule regarding any condition that
				has caused or is likely to cause adulteration.
9.6. The manufacturer shall provide wash
				tanks of adequate size to wash and sanitize all equipment parts and utensils at
				the location where the manufacturing takes place or in reasonable proximity to
				it. The condition of the wash tanks shall not cause adulteration of the
				equipment parts, or the utensils placed in it.
9.7. The manufacturer shall, at all times,
				provide a hand-washing facility with running hot and cold water, soap and
				individual towels or a mechanical hand dryer in the vicinity of the freezer
				when it is producing a product, except for those manufacturers operating at
				fairs, outings, carnivals and other affairs of short duration, who may use
				single-service cleaning towels.
9.8. The manufacturer shall make available to
				each person involved in the manufacturing operation proper, suitable, and
				adequate toilets and/or lavatories for each person involved in the
				manufacturing operation.
9.9. The
				manufacturer shall not employ any person that has any contagious or infectious
				disease in or about the manufacturing operation. The clothing habits and
				conduct of the employees shall be conducive to and promote cleanliness and
				sanitization.
9.10. The
				manufacturer shall clean and sanitize all intermediate containers, such as
				pails or pouring containers, in which mix comes in contact immediately prior to
				their use.
9.11. The manufacturer
				shall not store perishables or non-perishables in locker rooms, toilet rooms or
				their vestibules, garbage rooms or mechanical rooms.
9.12. The manufacturer shall have a written
				cleaning and sanitizing guide for the type of equipment used to manufacture
				product at its facility.