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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 10.15.02.07" title_num="10" subtitle_num="15" chapter_num="02" heading="Equipment.">
  <text>The person-in-charge shall ensure that:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Processing equipment is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Designed to provide even and effective processing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provided with instrumentation to allow process control, monitoring, and verification;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Durable and impervious to water;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Maintained in a sanitary and working condition;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Monitored to verify that process requirements are met; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Calibrated to ensure accuracy;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Pasteurization equipment is provided with:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Temperature sensors:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>For controlling and documenting the thermal process; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>That are located to give an accurate representation of the heating medium's temperature;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An automatic recording device of time and temperature that is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Equipped with a reliable clock, so that a recorded interval does not exceed the elapsed time indicated by an accurate time piece; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Equipped with a temperature measuring device that is scaled at a maximum of 2°F intervals within the operating temperature range of the pasteurization equipment and accurate to within ±1°F within the range spanning ±15°F of the target processing temperature;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An indicating thermometer scaled at a maximum of 2°F intervals within the operating range of the pasteurization equipment with an accuracy of ±1°F within the range spanning ±15°F of the target processing temperature;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Adequate agitation for even heating and cooling; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Cooling water that contains residual free chlorine throughout the cooling process;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A vessel for steaming crabs is provided with:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An indicating thermometer scaled at a maximum of 2°F intervals within the operating range of the vessel and accurate to within ±1°F within the range spanning ±15°F of the target processing temperature;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Vents to exhaust air thoroughly;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A bottom drain;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Steam pipe inlets or spreaders for even steam distribution; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Culinary grade steam of sufficient volume for processing;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>In addition to what is required in §C of this regulation, a pressurized vessel is provided with:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>When pressure is part of a standardized process, a pressure gauge; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A pressure relief valve as required for safety;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An accurate clock or timer is provided in the immediate vicinity of a heat-processing vessel to allow the accurate measurement of process time;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Equipment used to process crab meat has food contact surfaces that are:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Non-toxic and do not impart toxic or deleterious matter to the food;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Corrosion resistant;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Durable;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Impervious; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Smooth and easily cleanable;</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Tables used to back and pick crabs, and pack crab meat and food are made of stainless steel of American Iron and Steel Institute Type 304, or the equivalent; and</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Non-food contact equipment that receives splash or waste is smooth and easily cleanable.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>