HAR §4-44-2. Standard requirements and procedures

(a) Compliance with the requirements of these standards shall not excuse failure to comply with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, or with applicable State laws and regulations. (b) The grade of a lot of a processed product covered by this chapter is determined by the procedures set forth in the United States Department of Agriculture Regulations Governing Inspection and Certification of Processed Fruits and Vegetables and Related Products, May 1983, which is made a part of this chapter. (c) Methods of analysis to ascertain the requirements of this chapter shall be as provided in subsections (d) through (g). (d) The viscosity reading in seconds shall be determined by using a viscometer similar to that shown in "Figure 1, Capillary CPC Viscometer, 8/24/68" which is located at the end of this chapter and made a part of this chapter, which has been calibrated to give a flow time of thirteen seconds at twenty-five degrees celsius with distilled water. Corrections can be made for other temperatures by using the formula Y equals 19.12 minus 0.32T plus 0.003T 2, where T is temperature in degrees celsius and Y is time of flow in seconds. Procedure for measurement of viscosity shall be as follows: (1) Clamp viscometer in a vertical position; (2) Close tip of capillary tube with a finger; (3) Fill reservoir well above the gauge line with well-mixed sample; (4) Obtain temperature reading in celsius; (5) Allow a small amount of sample to flow to fill the capillary tube; (6) Reclose tip and refill the reservoir to near 44-3 4-44- overflowing and level off with a straight- edged spatula; and (7) Release finger from tip and simultaneously with a stop watch, time the free flow of the sample until the upper edge of the liquid meniscus reaches the gauge line of the reservoir. The flow time, expressed in seconds with temperature correction applied, is the viscosity reading of the sample. (e) The percentage of centrifuged solids shall be determined as follows: (1) Measure at about twenty-five degrees celsius, fifty ml of thoroughly stirred prepared sample into a cone shaped graduated fifty ml centrifuge tube which measures approximately four and three-fourths inches from the tip to the top calibration and has a capacity of fifty ml, or any centrifuge tube that will give equivalent results; (2) Place the tube in a suitable centrifuge, the approximate speed of which is related to the diameter of swing in accordance with "Table I, Approximate Revolution Of Centrifuge Machine, 8/24/68", which is located at the end of this chapter and made a part of this chapter; (3) Centrifuge at the indicated speed for ten minutes and allow the centrifuge to coast to a stop; and (4) Immediately after the centrifuge stops, take the ml reading at the top of the layer of solid material in the bottom of the tube and multiply by two to obtain the percentage of centrifuged solids. (f) The general procedure for mold count, using standard equipment and standard measurements, described in the Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemist 1984 shall be employed in determining stone cell count. Procedure for stone cell count shall be as follows: (1) Use a well-mixed sample; (2) The microscope used should have an eyepiece micrometer ruled into squares, each of which is equal to one-sixth of the diameter of the eyepiece diaphragm opening; (3) Estimate the area covered by the stone cells on the basis of what part or how many squares on the eyepiece are covered by stone cells and total the results to arrive at the stone cell count (e.g., if the areas covered in four fields are one-fourth square, one-half square, two and three-fourths squares, and 44-4 4-44- one and one-half squares, respectively, the stone cell count would total five for these four fields); and (4) For the final count examine one hundred fields, with the count being the number of squares in the one hundred fields that are covered. (g) The mold count shall be determined by the Howard method as described in the 1984 edition of the Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists. [Eff 5/29/81; am and comp 3/24/86: am and comp 3/24/86] (Auth: HRS '147-57) (Imp: HRS ''147-52 and 147-53)