Violation Code: 22-48-5

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4-501.114(C) FC: A chemical sanitizer used in a sanitizing solution for a manual or mechanical operation at contact times specified under Paragraph 4-703.11(C) shall meet the criteria specified under Section 7-204.11 Sanitizers, Criteria, shall be used in accordance with the EPA-registered label use instructions, and shall be used as follows: (C) A quaternary ammonium compound solution shall: (1) Have a minimum temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit, (2) Have a concentration as specified under Section 7-204.11 and as indicated by the manufacturer's use directions included in the labeling, and (3) Be used only in water with 500 mg/L hardness or less or in water having a hardness no greater than specified by the EPA-registered label use instructions; 4-501.114(B) FC: A chemical sanitizer used in a sanitizing solution for a manual or mechanical operation at contact times specified under Paragraph 4-703.11(C) shall meet the criteria specified under Section 7-204.11 Sanitizers, Criteria, shall be used in accordance with the EPA-registered label use instructions, and shall be used as follows: (B) An iodine solution shall have a: (1) Minimum temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit, (2) pH of 5.0 or less, or a pH no higher than the level for which the manufacturer specifies the solution is effective, and (3) Concentration between 12.5 mg/L and 25 mg/L; 4-703.11 FC: After being cleaned, equipment food-contact surfaces and utensils shall be sanitized in (C) Chemical manual or mechanical operations, including the application of sanitizing chemicals by immersion, manual swabbing, brushing, or pressure spraying methods, using a solution. Contact times shall be consistent with those on EPA-registered label use instructions by providing: (1) Except as specified under Subparagraph (C)(2) of this section, a contact time of at least 10 seconds for a chlorine solution, (2) A contact time of at least 7 seconds for a chlorine solution of 50 mg/L that has a pH of 10 or less and a temperature of at least 100 degrees Fahrenheit or a pH of 8 or less and a temperature of at least 75 degrees Fahrenheit, (3) A contact time of at least 30 seconds for other chemical sanitizing solutions, or (4) A contact time used in relationship with a combination of temperature, concentration, and pH that, when evaluated for efficacy, yields sanitization. 4-501.114(C) FC: A chemical sanitizer used in a sanitizing solution for a manual or mechanical operation at contact times specified under Paragraph 4-703.11(C) shall meet the criteria specified under Section 7-204.11 Sanitizers, Criteria, shall be used in accordance with the EPA-registered label use instructions, and shall be used as follows: (C) A quaternary ammonium compound solution shall: (1) Have a minimum temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit, (2) Have a concentration as specified under Section 7-204.11 and as indicated by the manufacturer's use directions included in the labeling, and (3) Be used only in water with 500 mg/L hardness or less or in water having a hardness no greater than specified by the EPA-registered label use instructions; 7-204.11 FC: Chemical sanitizers, including chemical sanitizing solutions generated on-site, and other chemical antimicrobials applied to food-contact surfaces shall: (A) Meet the requirements specified in 40 CFR 180.940 Tolerance exemptions for active and inert ingredients for use in antimicrobial formulations (Food-contact surface sanitizing solutions), or (B) Meet the requirements as specified in 40 CFR 180.2020 Pesticide Chemicals Not Requiring a Tolerance or Exemption from Tolerance-Non-food determinations.