Sec. 262.7. Records

(a) Every operator of a fish processing plant shall keep a record of every transaction involving the sale and distribution of processed fish. Such records, in addition to the names and addresses of the persons or firms involved in the transaction, shall contain the code numbers of each lot involved.

(b) Fish processing records shall be legibly written in English and shall identify the processing procedure, the product processed, process time, temperature and the results of the chemical examination described in subdivision (c) of this section, together with the identifying lot code, the number of containers per coding interval, the size of the containers coded and the year, day and period when each lot was packed.

(c) Records shall be maintained for the chemical examination of finished product for the purpose of validating the water phase salt and sodium nitrite requirements set forth in section 262.5(f) and (g) of this Part or which are required by a scheduled process established pursuant to section 262.4(b) of this Part.

(d) All data and pertinent information relative to the scheduled process or process set forth in section 262.5 of this Part used to produce processed fish shall be made readily available to New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets personnel upon request.