(Effective until March 1, 2022.)
Drying—Equipment and utensils, air-drying required (2009 FDA Food Code 4-901.11).
After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils:
(1) Must be air-dried or used after adequate draining as specified in the first paragraph of 40 C.F.R. 180.940 Tolerance exemptions for active and inert ingredients for use in antimicrobial formulations (food-contact surface sanitizing solutions), before contact with food; and
(2) May not be cloth-dried except that utensils that have been air-dried may be polished with cloths that are maintained clean and dry.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
43.20.050 and
43.20.145. WSR 13-03-109, § 246-215-04900, filed 1/17/13, effective 5/1/13.]
(Effective March 1, 2022.)
Drying—Equipment and utensils, air-drying required (FDA Food Code 4-901.11).
After cleaning and sanitizing, equipment and utensils:
(1) Must be air-dried or used after adequate draining as specified in the first paragraph of 40 C.F.R. 180.940 Tolerance exemptions for active and inert ingredients for use in antimicrobial formulations (food-contact surface sanitizing solutions), before contact with food; and
(2) May not be cloth-dried except that utensils that have been air-dried may be polished with cloths that are maintained clean and dry.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
43.20.050 and
43.20.145. WSR 21-01-122, § 246-215-04900, filed 12/15/20, effective 3/1/22; WSR 13-03-109, § 246-215-04900, filed 1/17/13, effective 5/1/13.]