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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.15.02.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="02" heading="Plant Facilities.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The person-in-charge shall ensure that the equipment and facilities needed to process crab meat in accordance with the requirements of this chapter are provided and maintained in a sanitary and working condition.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The person-in-charge shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The water supplied to a fixture is potable and meets the requirements of the Environment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The sewage disposal system for the plant meets all applicable State and local codes and properly disposes of all wastewater;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Ice used in the manufacture of crab meat is produced from water that is potable and meets the requirements of the Environment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The plant design and the flow of food through the plant minimize the potential for cross-contamination;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If uncooked crabs will be stored at the plant for more than 4 hours before cooking, a separate cooler is provided for uncooked crabs;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Partitions or linear distances are used to separate cooking areas, picking areas, and packing areas;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Floors in all processing areas and in refrigerated rooms are sloped to accessible floor drains that dispose of wastewater, in compliance with applicable plumbing codes;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Toilet rooms:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Are provided at the rate of one toilet for every 20 employees;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Do not open directly into a food processing or storage area; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Are:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Separate for men and women; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Designed for use by not more than one person at a time.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>A hand sink is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Provided in the picking area at the rate of one hand sink for each 15 pickers;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Provided in the packing area;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Equipped with soap and paper towels for drying hands;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Accompanied by sanitizer in the picking and packing rooms for the sanitizing of hands; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Equipped with hot and cold water under pressure;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>A picking table is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Adequate in size so that a picker does not contaminate crab meat during the picking of cooked crabs; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Provided with sanitary paper towels in a dispenser within reach of a picker while at the table;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>A three-compartment sink is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Designed to allow immersion of utensils or equipment that will be cleaned and sanitized in the sink;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Provided in the plant for washing, rinsing, and sanitizing equipment and utensils; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Equipped with hot and cold water under pressure; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>Waste containers are:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Provided inside the facility to be accessible to the workers;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Made to be easily cleanable;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Large enough to hold waste until the waste is taken off-site if the containers are outside waste containers; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Vermin-proof, insect-proof, and placed on a hard and impermeable surface if the containers are outdoor waste containers, except in the case of chum containers that are removed daily.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The person-in-charge may use a two-compartment sink instead of the three-compartment sink required in §B(11)(b) of this regulation, if the two-compartment sink:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Was installed before the effective date of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Complies with all regulations applicable before the effective date of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Performs the intended function;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Is maintained in a sanitary condition; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>When replaced, is replaced with a hand sink or three-compartment sink in full compliance with this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>