Preventing contamination from ice used as a coolant
Arkansas Code § 20-56-219; Arkansas Code § 20-57-209
- (a) Ice used as exterior coolant prohibited as ingredient. After use as a medium for cooling the exterior surfaces of food such as melons or fish, packaged foods such as canned beverages, or cooling coils and tubes of equipment, ice may not be used as food. P
(b) Storage or display of food in contact with water or ice. Packaged food may not be stored in direct contact with ice or water if the food is subject to the entry of water because of the nature of its packaging, wrapping, or container or its positioning in the ice or water.
- (1) Except as specified in subdivisions (b)(2) and (3) of this section, unpackaged food may not be stored in direct contact with undrained ice.
- (2) Whole, raw fruits or vegetables, cut, raw vegetables such as celery or carrot sticks or cut potatoes, and tofu may be immersed in ice or water.
- (3) Raw poultry and raw fish that are received immersed in ice in shipping containers may remain in that condition while in storage awaiting preparation, display, service, or sale.