Subpart E---Requirements for Licensed Dairy Plants

Sec. E1. General Requirements.

Sec E 1.1. Premises.

  • The premises shall be kept in a clean and orderly condition, and shall be free from strong or foul odors, smoke, or excessive air pollution. Construction and maintenance of driveways and adjacent plant traffic areas shall be of concrete, asphalt, or similar material to keep dust and mud to a minimum.
  • Surroundings: The adjacent surroundings shall be free from refuse, rubbish, and waste materials to prevent harborage of rodents, insects and other vermin.
  • Drainage: A suitable drainage system shall be provided which will allow rapid drainage of all water from plant buildings and driveways, including surface water around the plant and on the premises, and all such water shall be disposed of in such a manner as to prevent a nuisance or health hazard.
  • E 1.2. Buildings. The building or buildings shall be of sound construction and shall be kept in good repair to prevent the entrance or harboring of rodents, birds, insects, vermin, dogs, and cats. All service pipe openings through outside walls shall be effectively sealed around the opening or provided with tight metal collars.
  • Outside doors, windows, openings, etc. All openings to the outer air including doors, windows, skylights, and transoms shall be effectively protected or screened against the entrance of flies and other insects, rodents, birds, dust, and dirt. All outside doors opening into processing rooms shall be in good condition and fit properly. All hinged, outside screen doors shall open outward. All doors and windows shall be kept clean and in good repair. Outside conveyor openings and other special-type outside openings shall be effectively protected to prevent the entrance of flies and rodents, by the use of doors, screens, flaps, fans, or tunnels. Outside openings for sanitary pipelines shall be covered when not in use. On new construction, window sills should be slanted downward at a 45circ angle.
  • Walls, ceilings, partitions, and posts. The walls, ceilings, partitions, posts of rooms in which milk or dairy products are processed, manufactured, handled, packaged, or stored (except dry storage of packaged finished products and supplies) or in which utensils are washed and stored, shall be smoothly finished with a suitable material of light color, which is substantially impervious to moisture and kept clean. They shall be refined as often as necessary to maintain a neat, clean surface.
  • Floors.
  • The floors of all rooms in which milk or dairy products are processed, manufactured, packaged, or stored or in which utensils are washed shall be constructed of tile properly laid with

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