Or. Admin. Code § 291-061-0010 - Definitions
(1) "Easily
Cleanable": Readily accessible and of such material, finish, and so fabricated
that soil may be completely removed by normal cleaning methods. Unsealed
concrete floors; broken, cracked, or rough finishes on surfaces; unfinished
softwood surfaces; and open stud wall or ceiling construction are examples of
uncleanable construction and materials.
(2) "Non-Perishable Food": Food which is not
readily perishable and includes beverages including but not limited to soft
drinks and fruit juices served in sealed prepackaged containers; sterile
pasteurized beverages served in original containers; and coffee or
tea.
(3) "Readily Perishable Food
or Potentially Hazardous Food": Any food, beverage, or ingredient consisting in
whole or in part of milk, milk products, eggs, meat, fish, poultry, or any
other food capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of
micro-organisms which can cause food infections of food intoxications. However,
"readily perishable food or potentially hazardous food" does not include
products in hermetically sealed containers processed by sufficient heat to
prevent spoilage; nor food or beverage having a uniform pH of 4.6 or lower; or
food having a uniform water activity of 0.85 or lower.
(4) "Sanitary or Clean": Unless the context
requires otherwise, free from pollution, depredation, micro-organisms, flies,
roaches, rodents, other vermin, dust, soil, filth, leakage, or other
contamination.
(5) "Sanitize": To
submit to a microbicidal process rendering the article free from undesirable
and pathogenic organisms.
(6)
"Single Service": Any utensil, container, implement, or wrapper manufactured
for use only once in the preparation, storage, display, service or consumption
of food or beverage.
(7) "Utensil":
Any kitchenware, tableware, glassware, cutlery, container, cleaning brush, or
other equipment that comes into contact with food or product contact surfaces
during cleaning of equipment or during storage, preparation, serving,
dispensing, or consumption of food.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 179 & ORS 423
Stats. Implemented: ORS 179.040, ORS 421.614, ORS 423.020, ORS 423.030 & ORS 423.075
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.