§ 8-170. Construction of equipment and utensils

(a) All equipment and utensils shall be so designed and of such material and workmanship as to be smooth, easily cleanable and durable and shall be in good repair. The food contact surfaces of such equipment and utensils shall be accessible for cleaning and they shall be nontoxic, corrosion-resistant and relatively nonabsorbent. All equipment shall be so installed and maintained as to facilitate the cleaning thereof and of all adjacent areas. Single service articles shall be made from nontoxic materials.

(b) All equipment and utensils shall be capable of withstanding repeated scrubbing, scouring and the corrosive action of cleaning and sanitizing agents and food with which they come in contact. No enamelware shall be used in the preparation, storage or serving of food.

(c) Materials used as food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall, under use conditions, be corrosion-resistant, relatively nonabsorbent and nontoxic; provided that corrosion-resistant requirements shall not preclude the use of cast iron as a food contact surface material.

(d) Food contact surfaces of equipment and utensils shall be free of difficulty to clean internal corners and crevices. Threads which routinely contact food shall be of a sanitary design and no V-type threads shall be used in such a situation.

(e) Lubricated bearings and gears of equipment shall be so constructed that lubricants cannot get into the food or onto food contact surfaces.

(f) Surfaces of equipment not intended for contact with food, but which are exposed to splash, food debris or otherwise require frequent cleaning, shall be smooth, washable, free of unnecessary ledges, projections or crevices, accessible for cleaning and of such material and in such repair as to be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.

(g) Cutting blocks and boards and bakers' tables may be of hard maple, hard rubber composition or other hard woods which are nontoxic, smooth and free of cracks, crevices and open seams. Cutting boards shall be removable.

(Code 1966, Ch. 314, § 14)