Sec. 3.27. Temperature recording charts, equipment tests and examinations—Item 16p(C)

(a) Temperature recording charts. All temperature recording charts shall be preserved for a period of three months. The use of such charts shall not exceed the time limit for which they are designed. The following information shall be entered on the charts:

(1) date;

(2) number or location of recorder when more than one is used;

(3) reading of indicating thermometer within the holding period at a given time or reference point as indicated on the chart (section 3.25 of this Part [Item 16p(A)]);

(4) quarterly, the initials of the regulatory agency opposite the required readings of the indicating thermometer;

(5) quarterly, the time accuracy of the recorder, as determined by the regulatory agency (Appendix 10, Test 3);

(6) amount and name of pasteurized product represented by each batch or run on the chart;

(7) record of unusual occurrences;

(8) signature or initials of operator;

(9) name of plant;

(10) a record of the time during which the flow-diversion device is in the forward-flow position; and

(11) the cut-in and cut-out product temperatures recorded daily by the operator at the beginning of the run, and initialed quarterly by the regulatory agency (section 3.25 of this Part [Item 16p(A)]).

Note:

The recorded temperature shown on the controller chart shall be used to determine that the required temperature for products containing sweeteners has been achieved.

(b) Equipment tests and examinations.

The regulatory agency shall test the instruments and devices upon installation and at least once each three months there-after, and whenever any alteration or replacement is made which may affect the proper operation of the instrument or device; provided, that the holding time test shall be conducted at least once every six months.