Sec. 2.16. Utensils and equipment—construction—Item 9r

Construction of utensils and equipment shall meet the following requirements:

(a) All multiuse containers, equipment and utensils which are exposed to milk or milk products, or from which liquids may drip, drain or be drawn into milk or milk products are made of smooth, impervious, nonabsorbent, safe materials of the following types:

(1) stainless steel of the AISI (American Iron and Steel Institute) 300 series;

(2) equally corrosion-resistant, nontoxic metal;

(3) heat-resistant glass; or

(4) plastic or rubber and rubberlike materials which are relatively inert, resistant to scratching, scoring, decomposition, crazing, chipping and distortion under normal use conditions; are nontoxic, fat-resistant, relatively nonabsorbent, relatively insoluble, do not release component chemicals or impart flavor or odor to the product, and which maintain their original properties under repeated-use conditions.

(b) Single-service articles have been manufactured, packaged, transported and handled in a sanitary manner and comply with the applicable requirements of section 2.39 of this Part (Item 11p).

(c) Articles intended for single-service use are not reused.

(d) All containers, equipment and utensils are free of breaks and corrosion.

(e) All joints in such containers, equipment and utensils are smooth and free from pits, cracks or inclusions.

(f) Cleaned-in-place milk pipelines and return-solution lines are self-draining. If gaskets are used, they shall be self-positioning and of material meeting specifications described in paragraph (a)(4) of this section, and shall be of such design, finish and application as to form a smooth, flush interior surface. If gaskets are not used, all fittings shall have self-positioning faces designed to form a smooth, flush interior surface. All interior surfaces of welded joints in pipelines shall be smooth and free of pits, cracks and inclusions.

(g) Detailed plans for clean-in-place pipeline systems are submitted to the commissioner for written approval prior to installation. No alteration or addition shall be made to any milk pipeline system without prior written approval of the commissioner.

(h) Strainers, if used, are of perforated metal design, or so constructed as to utilize single-service strainer media.

(i) Seamless hooded pails having an opening not exceeding one-third the area of that of an open pail of the same size are used for hand milking and hand stripping.

(j) All milking machines, including heads, milk claws, milk tubing and other milk-contact surfaces can be easily cleaned and inspected.

(k) Milk cans have umbrella-type lids.

(l) Farm holding/cooling tanks, welded sanitary piping and transportation tanks comply with the applicable requirements of sections 2.38 and 2.39 of this Part (Items 10p and 11p).