The temperature of the batter should be controlled so that it 

 never exceeds 50 F. All unused batter must be disposed of at the 

 meal break and when operations are ended each day. 



When batter or breading is packaged in multiwalled bags, the 

 outer bag must be removed before the batter or breading is emptied 

 into batter machines, breading machines, or storage bins. Breading 

 material remaining in breading equipment is to be disposed of at 

 the end of each day. 



PACKING AREA 



The packing area must be large enough to permit handling the 

 product in a sanitary manner; all equipment in this area must be 

 kept neat and clean. No more than 30 minutes should elapse from 

 the time the product is enclosed in a container until it is placed in 

 a freezer. 



PLANT PERSONNEL 



There are certain guidelines for employees and supervisors in 

 the shrimp breading plants. These guidelines concern health, dress, 

 and habits of the employees and the responsibilities of the super- 

 visors. 



HEALTH 



All food-handling personnel must possess a current health cer- 

 tificate, which should be renewed as often as local health authori- 

 ties require. No person who is known to have or is thought to have a 

 communicable disease; no person who is known to be or is thought to 

 be a carrier of such disease; and no person who is known to have or 

 is thought to have such disease in his home may be employed or 

 permitted to enter the plant. Every employee, when requested, must 

 furnish the information, permit the physical examinations, and sub- 

 mit the laboratory specimens required by public health authorities 

 to determine whether he has a communicable disease. Employees 

 with sores or lesions on their hands or faces must never be allowed 

 to handle food or utensils that come in contact with the food product. 



DRESS 



All employees must wear clean outer garments, preferably 

 white, that cover the employees' personal clothing. Also, they 

 must wear caps that cover their hair. In hot weather, hairnets 



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