Section 111000 Of Article 10. Ice From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 10.
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. (a) Filter beds and any filtering equipment shall be
designed to protect ice from contamination and shall be subject to
periodic treatment and cleaning.
(b) All equipment and utensils used in ice production areas shall
be of easily cleanable construction, shall be kept clean and in good
repair, and shall be handled and stored in a sanitary manner.
Materials used as ice contact surfaces shall be smooth, nontoxic, and
nonabsorbent. Ice cans shall be leakproof and the inner surfaces of
the containers shall be free of corrosion.
(c) Freezing tank covers shall be designed and constructed to
protect ice containers from splash, drip, and other contamination,
shall be easily cleanable, and shall be kept clean and in good
repair. The covers shall be equipped with rings or similar devices
when hooks are used for pulling. Can or tank covers, and the ledges
or sides of the tank upon which the cover rests, shall be cleaned as
often as necessary to keep them in a sanitary condition.
(d) Conveyor surfaces shall be of impervious material and shall
protect ice from contaminants that may result from shredding,
flaking, peeling, or fragmentation of the conveyor surface.
(e) Equipment lubrication shall not contaminate the ice and only
food grade lubricants shall be used.
(f) All product storage and holding areas to be refrigerated shall
be cleaned as often as necessary to keep them free of contamination.
(g) Air used for water agitation shall be filtered or otherwise
treated to remove dust, dirt, insects, and extraneous material.
Filters shall be placed upstream from the compressor and shall be
easily removable for cleaning or replacement.
(h) The compressor or blower used to supply air or water agitation
shall be designed to deliver oil-free air.
(i) Air lines and core or vacuum devices shall be used as needed
to produce ice free of rust or other foreign materials.