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licenses in the case of licensees. 



§ 52.56 Interfering with an Inspector 

 or Licensed sampler. Any further bene- 

 fits of the act may be denied any appli- 

 cant or other interested party who either 

 personally or through an agent or repre- 

 sentative interferes with or obstructs, by 

 intimidation, threats, assault, or in any 

 other manner, an inspector or licensed 

 sampler in the performance of his duties, 



§ 52.57 Compliance with other laws. 

 None of the requirements in the regu- 

 lations in this part shall excuse failure 

 to comply with any Federal, State, 

 county, or municipal laws applicable to 

 the operation of food processing estab- 

 lishments and to processed food 

 products. 



§52.58 Identification. Each inspec- 

 tor and licensed sampler shall have in his 

 possession at all times and present upon 

 request, while on duty, the means of 

 identification furnished by the Depart- 

 ment to such person. 



REQUIREMENTS FOR PLANTS OPERATING 

 UNDER CONTINUOUS INSPECTION ON A 

 CONTRACT BASIS ' 



§ 52.81 Plant survey, (a) Prior to the 

 inauguration of continuous inspection 

 service on a contract basis, the Adminis- 

 trator will make, or cause to be made, 

 a survey and inspection of the plant 

 where such service is to be performed to 

 determine whether the plant and meth- 

 ods of operation are suitable and ade- 

 quate for the performance of such serv- 

 ices in accordance with: 



(1) The regulations in this part, in- 

 cluding, but not limited to. the require- 

 ments contained in §§ 52.81 through 

 52.87; and 



(2) The terms and provisions of the 

 contract pursuant to which the service 

 is to be performed. 



§ 52.82 Premises. The premises of the 

 plant shall be free from conditions ob- 

 jectionable to food processing opera- 

 tions; and such conditions include, but 

 are not limited to, the following : 



(a) Strong offensive odors; 



fb) Litter, waste, and refuse (e. g., 

 garbage, viner refuse, and damaged con- 

 tainers) within the immediate vicinity 

 of the plant buildings or structures; 



(c) Excessively dusty roads, yards, or 

 parking lots; and 



(d> Poorly drained areas. 



§ 52.83 Buildmgs and structures. The 

 plant buildings and structures shall be 

 properly constructed and maintained in 

 a sanitary condition, including, but not 

 being limited to, the following require- 

 ments : 



(a) There shall be sufficient light (1) 

 consistent with the use to which the 

 particular portion of the building is de- 

 voted and (2) to permit efficient clean- 

 ing. Belts and tables on which picking, 

 sorting, or trimming operations are car- 

 ried on shall be provided with sufficient 

 nonglaring light to insure adequacy of 



JCompllance with the above requirements 

 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. 



the respective operation. 



(b) If practicable, there shall be suf- 

 ficient ventilation in each room and com- 

 partment thereof to prevent excessive 

 condensation of moisture and to insure 

 sanitary and suitable processing and op- 

 erating conditions. If such ventilation 

 does not prevent excessive condensation, 

 the Administrator may require that suit- 

 able facilities be provided to prevent the 

 condensate from coming in contact with 

 equipment used in processing operations 

 and with any ingredient used in the man- 

 ufacture or production of a processed 

 product. 



(c) There shall be an efficient waste 

 disposal and plumbing system. All 

 drains and gutters shall be properly in- 

 stalled with approved traps and vents, 

 and shall be maintained in good repair 

 and in proper working order. 



(d) There shall be ample supply of 

 both hot and cold water; and the water 

 shall be of safe and sanitary quality 

 with adequate facilities for its (1) 

 distribution throughout the plant, and 

 (2) protection against contamination 

 and pollution. 



(e) Roofs shall be weather-tight. The 

 walls, ceilings, partitions, posts, doors, 

 and other parts of all buildings and 

 structures shall be of such materials, 

 construction, and finish as to permit 

 their efficient and thorough cleaning. 

 The floors shall be constructed of tile, 

 cement, or other equally impervious ma- 

 terial, shall have good surface drainage, 

 and shall be free from openings or 

 rough surfaces which would interfere 

 with maintaining the floors in a clean 

 condition. 



(f ) Each room and each compartment 

 in which any processed products are han- 

 dled, processed, or stored (1) shall be 

 so designed and constructed as to insure 

 processing and operating conditions of a 

 elean and orderly character; (2) shall be 

 free from objectionable odors and va- 

 pors; and (3) shall be maintained in a 

 clean and sanitary condition. 



(g) Every practical precaution shall be 

 taken to exclude dogs, cats, and vermin 

 (including, but not being limited to, ro- 

 dents and insects) from the rooms in 

 which processed products are being pre- 

 pared or handled and from any rooms in 

 which ingredients (including, but not 

 being limited to, salt, sugar, spices, flour, 

 syrup, and raw fruits and vegetables) are 

 handled or stored. Screens, or other de- 

 vices, adequate to prevent the passage 

 of insects shall, where practical, be pro- 

 vided for all outside doors and openings. 

 The use of poisonous cleansing Agents, 

 insecticides, bactericides, or rodent poi- 

 sons shall not be permitted except under 

 such precautions and restrictions as will 

 prevent any possibility of their contami- 

 nation of the processed product. 



§52.84 Facilities. Each plant shall be 

 equipped with adequate sanitary facili- 

 ties and accommodations, including, but 

 not being limited to, the following: 



(a) There shall be a sufficient number 

 of adequately lighted toilet rooms, ample 

 in size, and conveniently located. Such 

 rooms shall not open directly into rooms 

 or compartments in which processed 

 products are being manufactured or pro- 

 duced, or handled. Toilet rooms shall 

 be adequately screened and equipped 



with self-closing doors and shall have 

 independent outside ventilation. 



(b) Lavatory accommodations (in- 

 cluding, but not being limited to, run- 

 ning water, single service towels, and 

 soap' shall be placed at such locations in 

 or near toilet rooms and in the manufac- 

 turing or processing rooms or compart- 

 mt-.its as may be necessary to assure the 

 cleanliness of each person handling in- 

 gredients used in the manufacture or 

 production of processed products. 



(c) Containers intended for use as 

 containers for processed products shall 

 not be used for any other purpose. 



(d) No product or material which 

 creates an objectionable condition shall 

 be processed, handled, or stored in any 

 room, compartment, or place where any 

 processed product is manufactured, 

 processed, or handled. 



(e) Suitable facilities for cleaning 

 (e. g., brooms, brushes, mops, clean 

 cloths, hose, nozzles, soaps, detergent, 

 sprayers, and steam pressure hose and 

 guns) shall be provided at convenient 

 locations throughout the plant. 



§ 52.85 Equipment. All equipment 

 used for receiving, washing, segregating, 

 picking, processing, packaging, or stor- 

 ing any processed products or any in- 

 gredients used in the manufacture or 

 production thereof, shall be of such de- 

 sign, material, and construction as will: 



(a) Enable the examination, segrega- 

 tion, preparation, packaging and other 

 processing operations applicable to proc- 

 essed products, in an efficient, clean, and 

 sanitary manner, and 



(b) Permit easy access to all parts to 

 insure thorough cleaning and effective 

 bactericidal treatment. Insofar as is 

 practicable, all such equipment shall be 

 made of corrosion-resistant material 

 that will not adversely affect the proc- 

 essed product by chemical action or 

 physical contact. Such equipment shall 

 be kept in good repair and sanitary con- 

 dition. 



§ 52.86 Operations and operating pro- 

 cedures, (a) All operations in the re- 

 ceiving, transporting, holding, segregat- 

 ing, preparing, processing, packaging 

 and storing of processed products and 

 ingredients, used as aforesaid, shall be 

 strictly in accord with clean and sani- 

 tary methods and shall be conducted as 

 rapidly as practicable and at tempera- 

 tures that will not tend to cause 1 1 ) any 

 material increase in bacterial or other 

 micro-organic content, or (2) any de- 

 terioration or contamination of such 

 processed products or ingredients there- 

 of. Mechanical adjustments or practices 

 which may cause contamination of foods 

 by oil, dust, paint, scale, fumes, grinding 

 materials, decomposed food, filth, chemi- 

 cals, or other foreign materials shall 

 not be conducted during any manufac- 

 turing or processing operation. 



(b) All processed products and ingre- 

 dients thereof shall be subjected to con- 

 tinuous inspection throughout each 

 manufacturing or processing operation. 

 All processed products which are not 

 manufactured or prepared in accordance 

 with the requirements contained in 

 §§ 52.81 through 52.87 or are not fit for 

 human food shall be removed and seg- 

 regated prior to any further processing 



