LAC 49:I.1205. Plant Sanitation [Formerly 49:6.1030]

A. The general sanitation requirement of the plant, physical structure, equipment and utensils, and the sanitary requirements for operations, processes, and personnel shall follow the regulations issued under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: "Human Food; Current Good Manufacturing Practice in Manufacture, Processing, Packing, or Molding," 21 CFR, Part 128, issued May 1969, and where applicable the sanitation requirements given in the latest edition of Part II of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Manual of Operations, and Chapter IX, Louisiana State Sanitary Code, as revised March 20, 1984. B. Material. Equipment surfaces that come into direct contact with the shellfish shall be made of smooth, corrosion-resistant, impervious, non-toxic materials which will not readily disintegrate or crack; and shall be so constructed as to be readily cleaned, and shall be kept in good repair.