Equipment used at ice plants or as a part of the facilities producing ice at point of use shall not be permitted to come in contact with the floor or other sources of contamination. Plant structures and equipment shall be maintained in such a condition as to prevent the entrance of foreign solids or liquid wastes into the water during freezing.

1. (1) In order to minimize the possibility of contamination of the ice during freezing, the operator employed on the tank floor shall use footwear which is limited to use only on the tank room floor. This footwear cannot be worn when leaving the tank room floor for any purpose. Only authorized persons are to be permitted on the tank room floor or within the ice storage rooms. Signs shall be posted stating that only authorized persons are allowed on the tank room floor and in ice storage vaults. Spitting in the ice plant and cold storage rooms also is prohibited.
2. (2) All freezing tank covers shall be maintained in good repair and in a sanitary condition. Covers shall be removed from tank room, if thorough cleaning is required. Submerging or spraying ice cans for removal of ice cakes from them in or with unsafe water is prohibited.

Source Note:The provisions of this §229.113 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976.