Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-266 Compliance.
§ 21-266. - Compliance.
All frozen dessert plants shall comply with the provisions of this division.
(Code 1970, § 16-75; Code 1980, § 21-196)
SPECIAL SANITATION FOR FROZEN DESSERT PLANTS
Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 21, art. VI, div. 3
in effectOklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-267 Floors.
§ 21-267. - Floors.
The floors of all rooms in which mix, frozen desserts, or their ingredients are manufactured, frozen, or stored, or in which containers and utensils are washed, shall be constructed of concrete or other equally impervious and easily cleaned material, and shall be smooth, properly drained, provided with trapped drains, and kept clean.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(a); Code 1980, § 21-197)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-268 Walls and ceilings.
§ 21-268. - Walls and ceilings.
Walls and ceilings of rooms in which mix, frozen desserts, or their ingredients are manufactured or frozen, or in which containers or utensils are washed, shall have a smooth, washable light-colored surface, and shall be kept clean.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(b); Code 1980, § 21-198)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-269 Doors and windows.
§ 21-269. - Doors and windows.
Unless other effective means are provided to prevent the access of flies, all openings to the outer air shall be effectively screened and doors shall be self-closing.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(c); Code 1980, § 21-199)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-270 Lighting and ventilation.
§ 21-270. - Lighting and ventilation.
All rooms shall be well lighted and ventilated.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(d); Code 1980, § 21-200)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-271 Protection from contamination.
§ 21-271. - Protection from contamination.
(a) The various plant operations shall be so located and conducted as to prevent any contamination of the mix, frozen desserts, their ingredients, cleaned equipment, or containers. All means necessary for the elimination of flies shall be used. A separate room for the mixing of ingredients is recommended.
(b) Separate rooms shall be provided for:
(1) the pasteurizing, processing, cooling, freezing, and packaging operations; and
(2) washing and bactericidal treatment of containers.
(c) Paragraph (b)(1) above shall be satisfied in frozen desserts plants which freeze and sell only at retail on the premises, if all mixing, freezing, and packaging processes, but not necessarily the hardening and storage compartments, are enclosed in a tight glass or other sanitary enclosure which is open only on the side farthest from the public, which has a dust-tight top extending over the entire freezer, and which is protected by a fan so installed and of such power as to prevent the entrance of flies.
(d) Containers of frozen dessert ingredients shall not be unloaded directly into the rooms used for pasteurization, or subsequent processes. Pasteurized mix or frozen desserts shall not be permitted to come in contact with equipment with which unpasteurized mix, frozen desserts, milk or milk products have been in contact, unless such equipment has first been thoroughly cleaned and subject to bactericidal treatment.
(e) None of the operations connected with a frozen desserts plant shall be conducted in a room used for domestic purposes.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(e); Code 1980, § 21-201)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-272 Toilet facilities.
§ 21-272. - Toilet facilities.
Toilet facilities conforming with this Code shall be provided. They shall be kept clean, well ventilated, and in good repair. Toilet rooms shall not open directly into any room in which frozen desserts, their ingredients, equipment, or containers are handled or stored. The doors of all toilet rooms shall be self-closing. A sign directing employees to wash their hands before returning to work shall be posted in all toilet rooms used by employees.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(f); Code 1980, § 21-202)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-273 Water supply.
§ 21-273. - Water supply.
The water supply shall be easily accessible, adequate, and of a safe, sanitary quality.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(g); Code 1980, § 21-203)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-274 Handwashing facilities.
§ 21-274. - Handwashing facilities.
Convenient handwashing facilities shall be provided, including warm running water, soap, and approved sanitary towels. The use of a common towel is prohibited. No employee shall resume work after using the toilet room without first washing his hands.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(h); Code 1980, § 21-204)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-275 Sanitary piping.
§ 21-275. - Sanitary piping.
All piping used to conduct ingredients, mix, or frozen desserts shall be sanitary milk piping or a type which can be easily cleaned and which is approved by the Director.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(i); Code 1980, § 21-205)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-276 Construction and repair of containers and equipment.
§ 21-276. - Construction and repair of containers and equipment.
All multiuse containers and equipment with which mix, frozen desserts, or their ingredients come in contact shall be constructed in such manner as to be easily cleaned and shall be kept in good repair. All equipment hereafter installed shall comply with 3-A standards.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(j); Code 1980, § 21-206)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-277 Disposal of wastes.
§ 21-277. - Disposal of wastes.
All wastes shall be properly handled and disposed of in accordance with all applicable ordinances.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(k); Code 1980, § 21-207)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-278 Cleaning and bactericidal treatment of containers and equipment.
§ 21-278. - Cleaning and bactericidal treatment of containers and equipment.
All multiservice containers and equipment with which mix, frozen desserts, or their ingredients come in contact shall be thoroughly cleaned after each usage, in a manner approved by the Director. All containers shall be subjected to an approved bactericidal process after each cleaning, and all equipment immediately before each usage. When empty and before being returned by a frozen desserts plant, each milk and milk products container shall be effectively cleaned and subjected to bactericidal treatment.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(l); Code 1980, § 21-208)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-279 Storage of containers.
§ 21-279. - Storage of containers.
After bactericidal treatment all multiuse containers and equipment of mix, frozen desserts, and their ingredients shall be stored in such manner as to be protected from contamination.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(m); Code 1980, § 21-209)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-280 Handling of containers and equipment.
§ 21-280. - Handling of containers and equipment.
Between bactericidal treatment and usage, and during usage, containers and equipment shall not be handled or operated in such manner as to permit contamination of the frozen desserts, mix or their ingredients.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(n); Code 1980, § 21-210)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-281 Storage and handling of single-service containers and utensils.
§ 21-281. - Storage and handling of single-service containers and utensils.
Caps, parchment papers, wrappers, can liners, and single-service sticks, spoons, and containers for frozen desserts, mix or their ingredients shall be purchased and stored only in sanitary containers, and shall be kept therein in a clean dry place, and shall be handled in a sanitary manner.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(o); Code 1980, § 21-211)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-282 Pasteurization of mix.
§ 21-282. - Pasteurization of mix.
All mix shall be pasteurized.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(p); Code 1980, § 21-212)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-283 Cooling and handling.
§ 21-283. - Cooling and handling.
All milk and fluid milk products received at the frozen desserts plant for use in frozen desserts or mix shall immediately be cooled in approved equipment to 50 degrees Fahrenheit or less and maintained at that temperature until pasteurized, and all pasteurized mix shall immediately be cooled in approved equipment to an average temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit or less and maintained at that temperature until frozen. All mix which is not frozen at the plant at which it was pasteurized shall be transported to the place of manufacturing or freezing in sealed containers and the mix shall be handled in a sanitary manner. Dipping from containers of pasteurized mix is prohibited.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(q); Code 1980, § 21-213)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-284 Packaging, processing, and other preparation of mix.
§ 21-284. - Packaging, processing, and other preparation of mix.
Packing, cutting, molding, dipping, hardening, freezing, and other preparation of mix or frozen desserts or their ingredients shall be done in an approved manner. Containers shall be adequately covered immediately after filling. Caps or covers shall be handled in such manner as to prevent contamination of the package contents.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(r); Code 1980, § 21-214)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-285 Overflow or spillage.
§ 21-285. - Overflow or spillage.
Product drip, or overflow or spilled mix or frozen desserts or their ingredients, shall not be sold for human consumption.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(s); Code 1980, § 21-215)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-286 Use of broken or open containers.
§ 21-286. - Use of broken or open containers.
Mix or frozen desserts in open or broken containers may, after delivery, be returned to the plant for inspection, but shall not be used for making mix or frozen desserts.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(t); Code 1980, § 21-216)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-287 Personnel health.
§ 21-287. - Personnel health.
The Director, or a physician authorized by him, shall examine and take a careful morbidity history of every person connected with a frozen desserts plant, or to be employed, whose work brings him in contact with the production, handling, or storage of mix or frozen desserts, containers, or equipment. If the examination indicates that such person may be a carrier of, or infected with, the organisms of typhoid or paratyphoid fever or any other communicable diseases likely to be transmitted through frozen desserts, the Director or a physician authorized by him shall secure appropriate specimens of body discharges and cause them to be examined in a laboratory approved by him or by the State health authorities for such examinations, and, if the results of these tests justify it, the person shall be barred from such employment. Such persons shall furnish information, submit to physical examinations, and submit laboratory specimens as the Director may require for the purpose of determining freedom from infection.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(u); Code 1980, § 21-217)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-288 Personnel cleanliness.
§ 21-288. - Personnel cleanliness.
All persons coming in contact with mix, frozen desserts, their ingredients, containers, or equipment shall wear clean outer garments and shall keep their hands clean at all times while thus engaged.
(Code 1970, § 6-75(v); Code 1980, § 21-218)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-289 Vehicles carrying mix; plant surroundings.
§ 21-289. - Vehicles carrying mix; plant surroundings.
All vehicles used for the transportation of mix or frozen desserts or their ingredients shall be so constructed and operated as to protect their contents from the sun and from contamination. Such vehicles shall be kept clean, and no substance capable of contaminating mix or frozen desserts or their ingredients shall be transported therewith in such manner as to permit contamination. All vehicles used for the distribution of mix or frozen desserts shall have the name of the distributor prominently displayed. The immediate surroundings of all mix and frozen desserts plants shall be kept in a neat, clean condition.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(w); Code 1980, § 21-219)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-290 Bacterial plate count of pasteurized mix or frozen desserts.
§ 21-290. - Bacterial plate count of pasteurized mix or frozen desserts.
The average bacterial plate count of the pasteurized mix or the frozen desserts shall at no time prior to delivery exceed 50,000 per gram, or have coliform count exceeding 20 per gram, as determined under Section 21-216, Paragraph (2), and Section 21-221.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(x); Code 1980, § 21-220)
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 21-291 Ingredients.
§ 21-291. - Ingredients.
All mix and frozen desserts ingredients shall be clean, have a fresh wholesome flavor, odor and a normal appearance, be of satisfactory quality, and shall be handled or processed in an approved manner. Milk and milk products used as ingredients in the raw state shall have an average bacterial plate count not exceeding 200,000 per cubic centimeter or per gram, or an average direct microscopic count not exceeding 200,000 centimeters or per gram if clumps are counted, or 800,000 if individual organisms are counted, or an average reduction time of not less than six hours as determined under Section 21-216, Paragraph (2), and Section 21-221. The raw milk at no time between dumping and pasteurization shall have a bacterial plate count or a direct microscopic clump count exceeding 400,000 per gram. Milk and milk products used as ingredients in the pasteurized, condensed or dried state shall have an average bacterial plate count not exceeding 50,000 per cubic centimeter or per gram. These limits shall be doubled in the case of cream.
(Code 1970, § 16-75(y); Code 1980, § 21-221)
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