(a) Except as provided in (b) of this
section, the concentration level of each chemical or compound used in
sanitizing must comply with the manufacturer's instructions for the sanitizing
use indicated in the instructions. The processor shall verify the concentration
is correct with a test kit, test strip, or other device.
(b) A processor may use the following
sanitizing and testing methods:
(1) immersion
for at least 30 seconds in clean water at a temperature of 170º Fahrenheit
or above;
(2) immersion for at
least 30 seconds in one of the following clean sanitizing solutions at a
temperature of 75º Fahrenheit or above:
(A) 50 ppm of available chlorine as
hypchlorite;
(B) 12.5 - 25 ppm
available iodine with a pH no higher than 5.0; or
(C) quaternary ammonium compound at a
concentration specified by the manufacturer and included on the label, with a
pH no less than 6.0 and water hardness no greater than 500 ppm, following the
manufacturer's instructions regarding use of a final rinse after
sanitization;
(3)
sprayed- or wiped-on
(A) chlorine solution
containing at least 100 ppm of available chlorine as hypochlorite; or
(B) iodine, quaternary ammonium compound, or
another sanitizer solution approved by the department; the sanitizer solution
must be used at a concentration specified by the manufacturer for air drying;
or
(4) sprayed or wiped
on chlorine solution containing at least 200 ppm available chlorine as
hypochlorite, iodine, or quaternary ammonium compound at a concentration
specified by the manufacturer for a contact time of at least 20 minutes before
a final rinse.
(c) Table
1 of this subsection represents the ratio of water to chlorine that will give
50 ppm of free chlorine residual:
TABLE 1
WATER TO CHLORINE RATIO
Amounts of chlorine are shown in tablespoons required to
give 50 ppm of free chlorine residual. For 100 ppm of free chlorine residual
double the amounts below. For 200 ppm of free chlorine residual four times the
amounts below. WATERDRY CHLORINE LIQUID CHLORINE
VOLUME
CONCENTRATION CONCENTRATION
(GALLONS) 70% 25% 15% 15% 5% 20
0.75 tbl. 1.75 tbl. 2.75 tbl. 1.75 tbl. 5 tbl. 40 1.25 tbl. 3.25 tbl. 5.5 tbl.
3.5 tbl. 10 tbl. 60 1.75 tbl. 5 tbl. 8 tbl. 5 tbl. 16 tbl. 80 2.25 tbl. 6.75
tbl. 12 tbl. 6.75 tbl. 20 tbl. 100 3 tbl. 8 tbl. 16 tbl. 8.5 tbl. 26 tbl. 150
4.5 tbl. 12 tbl. 22 tbl. 12.5 tbl. 38 tbl. 200 6 tbl. 16 tbl. 30 tbl. 16.5 tbl.
50 tbl. DRY MEASURE OR LIQUID MEASURE: 16 tablespoons = 1 cup
Notes
18 AAC
34.070
Eff. 12/18/97, Register
144; am/readopt 12/2/99, Register 152; am 8/6/2006, Register
179
Effective 12/2/99, Register 152, the Department of
Environmental Conservation readopted 18 AAC 34.070, to affirm the validity of
that section following statutory amendments made in ch. 72, SLA 1998. The
department also amended 18 AAC 34.070(a) and (b)(2). Chapter 72, SLA 1998
relocated department authority to adopt regulations in 18 AAC 34 from AS 03.05
to AS 17.20.
Authority:AS
17.20.005
AS 17.20.065
AS 17.20.072
AS 17.20.180
AS
44.46.020
