3717-1-08.1(C) / Heat treatment dispensing freezers: daily maintenance.
Critical Repeat Corrected During Inspection Observed a heat treatment dispensing freezer that was not being cleaned or maintained as required. Heat treatment cycles were not being recorded in a daily log. Corrected: sheets will be provided
To prevent contamination, the operator of an FSO or RFE using a heat treatment dispensing freezer shall: (1) disassemble, clean, and sanitize the heat treatment dispensing freezer at least every fourteen days, except for those parts specified by the manufacturer such as hopper covers, design caps, door spouts and bottoms of draw valves that shall be cleaned and sanitized daily; (2) maintain the product in the hopper at forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (five degrees Celsius) or below, except during a heat treatment cycle; (3) document all heat treatment cycles by maintaining a daily log of the items set forth in paragraph (B)(3) of this rule which shall be retained for ninety days and making them available for inspection at the request of the licensor; (4) discard all product remaining in the freezer whenever the heat treatment dispensing freezer is disassembled for cleaning.