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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 10.15.02.01" title_num="10" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="02" heading="Definitions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Terms Defined.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>“Back” means to remove a crab's outer shell.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>“Boiled” means cooked by boiling in water that is bubbling rapidly, greatly agitated, and at a temperature of 212°F at sea level.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>“Chum” means the parts of a cooked crab that are not eaten, and that are disposed of as waste material.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>“Crab meat” means the edible meat of cooked crabs.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>“Crab meat plant” means:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A picking plant; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A place where crab meat is heat-treated to improve the keeping quality of the crab meat.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>“Culinary grade steam” means steam that is free of deleterious or harmful matter that might adulterate food.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>“Department” means the Maryland Department of Health or the Department's designee.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>“Fresh crab meat” means cooked crab meat that has not been pasteurized or frozen.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>“HACCP plan” means a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan as specified in COMAR 10.15.10.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>“Pasteurized crab meat” means cooked crab meat that is sealed in a container and further heat processed to improve the keeping quality of the meat.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>“Person-in-charge” means the licensee or other person responsible for the operation of the crab meat plant.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>“Picking plant” means a place where:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Crabs are cooked;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Crab meat is picked from crabs; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Crab meat is packed for sale.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>“Process authority” means an individual having knowledge acquired through training about and experience with thermal processing requirements for crabs and crab meat.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>“Repack crab meat” means to pack crab meat by taking it from a container or package, when the crab meat has been picked from a crab at another location, and placing that crab meat in another container or package.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>“Scheduled process” means a method or set of procedures determined by a process authority for processing crabs and crab meat, which takes into account the critical factors that may impact the food's safety or stability.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>“Steamed” means cooked by exposure to steam in a cooker with the steam:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Under pressure, so that the temperature of the steam is greater than 212°F at sea level; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>At atmospheric pressure in a non-pressurized cooker.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>