Equipment.
New Orleans City Code § 82-513
in effectSec. 82-513. - Equipment.
Apparatus for sterilizing equipment and the method of operation shall be such as to ensure the destruction of contaminating microorganisms. The effectiveness of the sterilization procedure shall be no less than that achieved by an attained temperature of 121.5 degrees Celsius maintained for 20 minutes by saturated steam or by an attained temperature of 170 degrees Celsius maintained for two hours with dry heat. Processing and storage containers, filters, filling apparatus and other pieces of apparatus and accessory equipment, including pipes and tubing, shall be designed and constructed to permit thorough cleaning and, where possible, inspection for cleanliness. All surfaces that come in contact with products shall be clean and free of extraneous material. For products for which sterility is a factor, equipment shall be sterile unless sterility of the product is assured by subsequent procedures.
(Code 1956, § 29-103(b))
Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH82HESA_ARTXISTOPBLBAPLCE_DIV3RE_S82-513EQFetched: 10/28/2026