LAC 51:VI.333 – Equipment and Procedures―General [formerly paragraph 6:075]

A. All plant equipment and utensils shall be:
1. 1. suitable for their intended use;
2. 2. so designed and of such material and workmanship as to be easily cleanable; and
3. 3. properly maintained.
B. The design, construction, and use of such equipment and utensils shall preclude the adulteration of food with lubricants, fuel, metal fragments, contaminated water, or any other contaminants. All equipment shall be so installed and maintained as to facilitate the cleaning of the equipment and of all adjacent spaces.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:4(A)(1)(a). Also see R.S. 40:601 et seq.

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, LR 28:1237 (June 2002).