81-22-414. Pasteurization apparatus and records.
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81-22-414 . Pasteurization apparatus and records.
(1)The department may adopt rules that it considers necessary to ensure proper control and use of all equipment used in the process of pasteurization. The department may require the operation of devices and apparatus that are needed to accurately record and indicate temperatures to which and the length of time for which the pasteurized product has been heated, including those periods and temperatures when the equipment is cleaned and sanitized by C.I.P. method. A person using pasteurizing equipment in this state shall properly record and have available to the department for the preceding 2 months all records pertaining to the pasteurization of any product. These records must at all times be open to the inspection of the department, the department of public health and human services, and all other state, county, and municipal officers charged with the enforcement of laws and ordinances respecting dairy products or the public health.
(2)Pasteurizing equipment that records temperatures or controls the time of holding must be timed, set, and sealed by the department. The seals may not be removed or broken without first notifying the department.