Section 410IAC7-15.5-34. Equipment, utensils; materials

   (a) Multiuse equipment and utensils shall be:

(1) constructed and repaired with safe materials, including finishing materials;

(2) corrosion-resistant and nonabsorbent; and

(3) smooth, easily cleanable, and durable under conditions of normal use.

Single-service articles shall be made from clean, sanitary, safe materials. Equipment, utensils, and single-service articles shall not impart odors, color, or taste, nor contribute to the contamination of food.

  (b) If solder is used, it shall be composed of safe materials and be corrosion-resistant.

  (c) Hard maple or other nonabsorbent material that meets the general requirements set forth in subsection (a) may be used for cutting blocks, cutting boards, salad bowls, and baker's tables. Wood may be used for single-service articles, such as chopsticks, stirrers, or ice cream spoons.

  (d) Safe plastic or safe rubber or safe rubberlike materials that are resistant under normal conditions of use to scratching, scoring, decomposition, crazing, chipping, and distortion, that are of sufficient weight and thickness to permit cleaning and sanitizing by normal dishwashing methods, and which meet the general requirements set forth in subsection (a) are permitted for repeated use.

  (e) Reuse of single-service articles is prohibited. (Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 7-15.5-34; filed Jul 29, 1992, 10:00 a.m.: 15 IR 2577; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 2:23 p.m.: 24 IR 4234; readopted filed May 22, 2007, 1:44 p.m.: 20070613-IR-410070141RFA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA)