Section 410IAC7-24-27. "Easily cleanable" defined

   (a) "Easily cleanable" means a characteristic of a surface that:

(1) allows effective removal of soil by normal cleaning methods;

(2) is dependent on the material, design, construction, and installation of the surface; and

(3) varies with the likelihood of the surface's role in introducing pathogenic or toxigenic agents or other contaminants into food based on the surface's approved placement, purpose, and use.

  (b) The term includes a tiered application of the criteria that qualify the surface as easily cleanable as specified under subsection (a) to different situations in which varying degrees of cleanability are required, such as the:

(1) appropriateness of stainless steel for a food preparation surface as opposed to the lack of need for stainless steel to be used for floors or for tables used for consumer dining; or

(2) need for a different degree of cleanability for a utilitarian attachment or accessory in the kitchen as opposed to a decorative attachment or accessory in the consumer dining area.

(Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 7-24-27; filed Oct 13, 2004, 12:30 p.m.: 28 IR 824; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readopted filed Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)