02 NCAC 09C .0505         SANITARY OPERATIONS

(a)  Before beginning the day's operation, all utensils and product‑contact surfaces of equipment to be used for the day's operation shall be rinsed and sanitized.

(b)  Containers used to convey or store fish shall not be nested while they contain fish or otherwise handled during processing or storage in a manner conducive to direct or indirect contamination of their contents.

(c)  Cleaning and sanitizing of utensils and portable equipment shall be conducted in an area set aside for these purposes and shall be carried out in such a manner as to prevent contamination of fish or fish products.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑139;

Eff. January 1, 1985;

Readopted Eff. March 1, 2017.