010-13 Wyo. Code R. §§ 13-2 - Reconditioning and Labeling of Distressed Merchandise

(a) All salvageable merchandise shall be reconditioned prior to sale or distribution except for such sale or distribution to a person who meets all applicable requirements of this Rule and is acceptable to the director.

(b) All metal cans of food offered for sale or distribution shall be essentially free from rust (pitting) and dents (especially at rim, end double seams and/or side seams).

(i) Leakers, springers, flippers, and swells shall be deemed unfit for sale or distribution.

(ii) Metal or glass containers of food with press caps, screw caps, pull rings or other types of openings which have been in contact with:

(A) Water, liquid foam; or

(B) Other deleterious substances, as a result of fire fighting efforts, flood, sewer backups or similar mishaps, shall be:

(I) Deemed unfit for sale or distribution, and considered non-salvageable merchandise.

(c) Metal containers of food, other than those mentioned in (b) above:

(i) Whose integrity has not been compromised;

(ii) Whose integrity would not be compromised by reconditioning; and

(iii) Which have been partially or totally submerged in water, liquid foam, or other deleterious substance as the result of flood, sewer backup or other reasons shall be:

(A) Thoroughly cleaned; and

(B) Subjected to a sanitizing rinse of a concentration of 100 ppm available chlorine for a minimum period of one minute; or

(C) Sanitized by another method approved by the director.

(iv) Shall subsequently be treated to inhibit rust formation.

(d) Cans or tins showing surface rust shall have:

(i) Labels removed;

(ii) The outer surface cleaned by buffing;

(iii) A protective coating applied when necessary; and

(iv) New labels applied.

(e) Relabeling of other salvageable non-metal (glass, plastic, etc.) containers shall be required when original labels are missing or illegible.

(f) All salvageable merchandise shall:

(i) Be labeled to indicate that the merchandise has been salvaged; and

(ii) Be in containers provided with labels meeting the requirements of W.S. 35-7-119 Fair packaging and labeling provisions, and regulations promulgated under that Act for products in interstate commerce.

(d) If original labels that are removed from containers which are to be resold or redistributed, the distributor must show the name and address of the salvage processing plant, as well as the date of reconditioning for sale or distribution.

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010-13 Wyo. Code R. §§ 13-2