Liquid waste from washing, processing, cooking, cooling, cleaning, or from toilet or handwashing facilities shall be conveyed to a public sewer or shall be disposed of by methods or systems which will not create unsanitary conditions. Solid waste, including garbage, trash, rubbish, paper, cartons, etc., shall be removed from the premises at regular intervals and at such frequencies as to preclude the development of insectattracting or breeding conditions, odors, or other nuisances. Receptacles for wet waste collection within the plant shall be kept covered at all times and removed and cleaned at regular intervals. § 205.8 Equipment, utensils, and food containers. Toilets, washrooms, and restrooms shall be totally enclosed, well lighted, and ventilated to the outside. They shall be adequatey screened and equipped with self-closing doors. Toilet facilities shall be adequate, operational, conveniently located, and in compliance with city and State codes. Handwashing facilities with soap, running water, and drying facilities, shall be provided in convenient locations. § 205.11 Storage facilities. Storage facilities for raw materials, packing and packaging material and finished products shall be maintained in an orderly, clean and sanitary manner. § 205.12 Control of insects, birds, and animals. Every practical precaution shall be taken to exclude dogs, cats, birds and vermin (including rodents and insects) from the plant. Insecticides and rodenticides, if used, shall be only those which are suitable for the purpose, shall be used in accordance with approved methods, and shall be handled and stored in a safe manner. § 205.13 Plant operation. All operations after the final washing operation shall be conducted in an enclosed building or other facility so constructed as to prevent contamination from the elements and other hazards. Methods used in the processing, manufacture, handling and storage of foods shall be such as to prevent contamination of the product. § 205.14 Plant personnel. No person affected with any communicable disease in a transmissible stage or infected lesions on the hands, arms, or face shall be permitted to have direct contact with the food or food products being processed. Employees having direct contact with food products or food components shall comply with the following: (a) Wear clean suitable outer garments. (b) Have adequate hair nets or head covering. (c) Refrain from spitting, gum chewing, and all uses of tobacco except in designated areas. (d) Take all necessary precautions to prevent the contamination of processed products and ingredients thereof with any foreign substance (including but not limited to perspiration, hair, cosmetics, and medications). (e) Wash hands immediately prior to starting work and each resumption of work after each absence. NOTE: Compliance with the above requirements (§§ 205.1 to 205.14) does not excuse failure to comply with all applicable sanitary rules and regulations of city, county, State, Federal, or other agencies having jurisdiction over such plants and operations. FINDING AIDS A list of current CFR volumes, a list of superseded CFR volumes, and a list of CFR titles, subtitles, chapters, subchapters and parts are included in the subject index volume to the Code of Federal Regulations which is published separately and revised annually. Table of CFR Titles and Chapters Alphabetical List of CFR Subtitles and Chapters Chap. Table of CFR Titles and Chapters Title 1-General Provisions Administrative Committee of the Federal Register Appendix B-List of acts requiring publication in the Federal Appendix C-Guide to Federal Register Finding Aids Title 2-The Congress Chapter I-Parallel Table of Statutory Authorities and Rules Title 3-The President I II III IV Proclamations Executive Orders Presidential Documents other than Proclamations and Executive Codified Text of Selected Presidential Documents V Executive Office of the President Title 4-Accounts I General Accounting Office II Federal Claims Collection Standards (General Accounting Office-Department of Justice) Title 5-Administrative Personnel I Civil Service Commission III Office of Management and Budget IV Civil Service Commission (Equal Employment Opportunity) V International Organizations Employees Loyalty Board VI Department of Defense VII Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations VIII National Capital Transportation Agency IX Appalachian Regional Commission X National Capital Housing Authority XI United States Soldiers' Home XII District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency XIII National Commission on Product Safety XIV Federal Labor Relations Council and Federal Service Impasses Panel Title 6-[Reserved] |