Ohio Admin. Code 901:11-2-21 - Facilities
(A) The water
supply for the plant shall be properly located, protected, and operated and
shall be easily accessible, ample, and of safe, sanitary quality for the
cleaning of utensils and equipment:
(1) There
shall be an ample supply of safe hot and cold water. Adequate facilities shall
be provided for proper distribution of water throughout the plant and the water
shall be protected against contamination. Water from other facilities, when
officially approved, may be used for boiler feed water and condenser water
provided that such waterlines are completely separated from the waterlines
carrying the sanitary water supply, and the equipment is constructed and
controlled as to preclude contamination of product contact surfaces. There
shall be no cross connection between the safe water supply and any unsafe or
questionable water supply, or any other source of pollution through which
contamination of the safe water supply is possible. The director shall make
bacteriological examinations of the sanitary water supply and the recirculated
water supply at least twice a year, or as often as necessary to determine
purity and suitability for use in manufacturing dairy products. The processor
shall keep on file a copy of all water test results for a period of one year;
and,
(2) The location, construction and operation
of the water supply shall come from a source which is approved by the state
regulatory authority; or from a spring, dug well, driven well, bored well, or
drilled well, the water must comply with Chapter
3701-28 of the Administrative Code
the
requirements found in appendices D and G of the PMO.
(B) Convenient hand-washing facilities shall
be provided, including hot and cold running water, soap or other detergents,
and sanitary single-service towels or air dryers. Such facilities shall be
located in or adjacent to toilet and dressing rooms and also at other places in
the plant convenient to all personnel handling dairy products. Vats for washing
equipment or utensils shall not be used as hand-washing facilities. Metal or
plastic containers shall be provided for used towels and other wastes. Waste
containers located in the plant shall be covered.
(C) Steam shall be supplied in sufficient
volume and pressure for the satisfactory operation of each applicable piece of
equipment. Culinary steam used in direct contact with milk or dairy products
shall be free from harmful substances or extraneous material, only nontoxic
boiler compounds shall be used, or a secondary steam generator shall be used in
which soft water is converted to steam and no boiler compounds are used. Steam
traps, strainers, and condensate traps shall be used wherever applicable to
insure a satisfactory and safe steam supply. Culinary steam shall comply with
appendix H. of the PMO, as adopted in rules 901:11-1-01 to 901:11-1-06 of the
Administrative Code.
(D)
The method for supplying air under pressure which comes in contact with milk or
dairy products or any product contact surface shall comply with the 3-A
accepted practices for supplying air under pressure. The air used at the point
of application shall be free from volatile substances, which may impart any
flavor or odor to the products, and extraneous or harmful substances.
(E) Dairy wastes shall be properly disposed
of from the plant and premises. Waste containers located outside the plant
shall be covered. The sewer system shall have sufficient slope and capacity to
readily remove all liquid waste from the processing operations. Where a public
sewer is not available, all liquid wastes shall be properly disposed of in a
manner not to contaminate milk equipment or to create a nuisance or public
health hazard. Containers used for the collection and holding of solid wastes
shall be constructed of metal, plastic, or other equally impervious material
and shall be kept covered with tight fitting lids. These containers shall be
placed outside the plant on a concrete slab or on a rack raised at least twelve
inches above the ground. Alternatively waste containers may be kept inside a
suitably enclosed, clean and fly proof room. Solid wastes shall be disposed of
regularly and the containers shall be cleaned before reuse. Accumulation of dry
wastepaper and cardboard shall be kept to a minimum. Paper burned at the plant
shall be done in a properly constructed incinerator. The waste paper and
cardboard may also be compressed or bagged and hauled away.
(F) Water reclaimed from the condensing of
milk and dairy products shall comply with the specifications outlined in
appendix D of the PMO, as adopted in rules
901:11-1-01 to 901:11-1-06 of the Administrative Code. Reclaimed water
which meets category I requirements may be used for the purposes of sanitizing
product contact surfaces and equipment.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 917.02
Rule Amplifies: 917.02
Prior Effective Dates: 06/18/2001, 06/06/2005, 09/19/2007, 01/10/2013, 02/21/2016
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 917.02
Rule Amplifies: 917.02
Prior Effective Dates: 06/18/2001, 06/06/2005, 09/19/2007, 01/10/2013, 02/21/2016
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