OAC 310:257-7-95
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Cite as Okla. Admin. Code § 310:257-7-95
After being cleaned, equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be sanitized in:
(1) Hot water manual operations by immersion for at least thirty (30) seconds and as
specified under OAC 310:257-7-72;
(2) Hot water mechanical operations by being cycled through equipment that is set up as
specified under OAC 310:257-7-66, OAC 310:257-7-73, and OAC 310:257-7-74 and
achieving a utensil surface temperature of 71°C (160°F) as measured by an irreversible
registering temperature indicator; or
(3) Chemical manual or mechanical operations, including the application of sanitizing
chemicals by immersion, manual swabbing, brushing, or pressure spraying methods, using a
solution as specified under OAC 310:257-7-75. Contact times shall be consistent with those
on the EPA-registered label use instructions by providing:
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(A) Except as specified under paragraph (3)(B) of this Section, a contact time of at least
ten (10) seconds for a chlorine solution specified under OAC 310:257-7-75(1),
(B) A contact time of at least seven (7) seconds for a chlorine solution of 50 mg/L that
has a pH of ten (10) or less and a temperature of at least 38°C (100°F) or a pH of eight
(8) or less and a temperature of at least 24°C (75°F),
(C) A contact time of at least thirty (30) seconds for other chemical sanitizing solutions,
or
(D) A contact time used in relationship with a combination of temperature,
concentration, and pH that, when evaluated for efficacy, yields sanitization as defined
in OAC 310:257-1-2.