12 Va. Admin. Code § 5-421-1680 – Mechanical warewashing equipment, hot water sanitization temperatures.

A. Except as specified in subsection B of this section, in a mechanical operation, the temperature of the fresh hot water sanitizing rinse as it enters the manifold shall not be more than 194°F (90°C), or less than:^Pf
1. 1. For a stationary rack, single temperature machine, 165°F (74°C);^Pf or
2. 2. For all other machines, 180°F (82°C).^Pf
B. The maximum temperature specified under subsection A of this section does not apply to the high pressure and temperature systems with wand-type, hand-held, spraying devices used for the in-place cleaning and sanitizing of equipment such as meat saws.

§§ 35.1-11 and 35.1-14 of the Code of Virginia.

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 10, eff. March 1, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 2, eff. October 16, 2007; Volume 32, Issue 22, eff. July 12, 2016.