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operation. 



(c) All ingredients used in the manu- 

 facture or processing of any processed 

 product shall be clean and fit for human 

 food. 



(d) The methods and procedures em- 

 ployed in the receiving, segregating, han- 

 dling, transporting, and processing of 

 ingredients in the plant shall be adequate 

 to result in a satisfactory processed prod- 

 uct. Such methods and procedures in- 

 clude, but are not limited to, the follow- 

 ing requirement: 



(1) Containers, utensils, pans, and 

 buckets used for the storage or trans- 

 porting of partially processed food in- 

 gredients shall not be nested unless re- 

 washed before each use; 



(2) Containers which are used for 

 holding partially processed food ingre- 

 dients sliall not be stacked in such man- 

 ner as to permit contamination of the 

 partially processed food ingredients; 



(3) Packages or containers for proc- 

 essed products shall be clean when being 

 filled with such products; and all reason- 

 able precautions shall be taken to avoid 

 soiling or contaminating the surface of 

 any package or container liner which is, 

 or will be, in direct contact with such 

 products. If, to assure a satisfactory 

 finished product, changes in methods 

 and procedures are required by the Ad- 

 ministrator, such changes shall be effec- 

 tuated as soon as practicable. 



§ 52.87 Personnel; health. In addi- 

 tion to such other requirements as may 

 be prescribed by the Administrator with 

 respect to persons in any room or com- 

 partment where exposed ingredients are 

 prepared, processed, or otherwise han- 

 dled, the following shall be complied 

 with: 



(a) No person affected with any com- 

 municable disease (including, but not 

 being limited to, tuberculosis) in a 

 transmissible stage shall be permitted; 



(b) Infections or cuts shall be covered 

 with rubber gloves or other suitable 

 covering; 



(c) Clean, suitable clothing shall be 

 worn; 



<d> Hands shall be washed immedi- 

 ately prior to starting work and each 

 resumption of work after each absence 

 from the work station; 



(e) Spitting, and the use of tobacco 

 are prohibited; and 



(f ) All necessary precautions shall be 

 taken to prevent the contamination of 

 processed products and ingredients 

 thereof with any foreign substance (in- 

 cluding, but not being limited to, per- 

 spiration, hair, cosmetics, and medica- 

 ments). 



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