Section 25-A1502. CLEANABILITY - FOOD-CONTACT SURFACES

 

1502.1Multiuse food-contact surfaces shall be: 

 

(a)Smooth; Pf

 

(b)Free of breaks, open seams, cracks, chips, inclusions, pits, and similar  imperfections; Pf

 

(c)Free of sharp internal angles, corners, and crevices; Pf and

 

(d)Finished to have smooth welds and joints. Pf

 

1502.2Multiuse food-contact surfaces shall be accessible for cleaning and inspection by one (1) of the following methods: 

 

(a)Without being disassembled; Pf

 

(b)By disassembling without the use of tools; Pf or

 

(c)By easy disassembling with the use of handheld tools commonly available  to maintenance and cleaning personnel such as screwdrivers, pliers, open- end wrenches, and Allen wrenches. Pf 

 

1502.3Subsection 1502.2 does not apply to cooking oil storage tanks, distribution lines for cooling oils, or beverage syrup lines or tubes.

 

authority

Sections 4 and 10 of An Act Relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Columbia, approved February 17, 1898 (30 Stat. 246: D.C. Official Code §§ 48-104 and 48-110 (2009 Repl.)); Section 7 of An Act Making Appropriations to provide for the expenses for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes (32 Stat.627: D.C. Official Code § 47-2834(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b) (2005 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998, and Mayor’s Order 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 6184, 6264-65 (July 5, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).