Section 410IAC7-24-213. Wood; use limitation

   (a) Except as specified in this section, wood and wood wicker may not be used as a food-contact surface.

  (b) Hard maple or an equivalently hard, close-grained wood may be used for the following:

(1) Cutting boards, cutting blocks, bakers' tables, and utensils, such as the following:

(A) Rolling pins.

(B) Doughnut dowels.

(C) Salad bowls.

(D) Chopsticks.

(2) Wooden paddles used in confectionery operations for pressure scraping kettles when manually preparing confections at a temperature of two hundred thirty (230) degrees Fahrenheit or above.

  (c) Whole, uncut raw fruits and vegetables and nuts in the shell may be kept in the wood shipping containers in which they were received until the fruits, vegetables, or nuts are used.

  (d) If the nature of the food requires removal of rinds, peels, husks, or shells before consumption, the whole, uncut, raw food may be kept in:

(1) untreated wood containers; or

(2) treated wood containers if the containers are treated with a preservative that meets the requirements specified in 21 CFR 178.3800.

  (e) For purposes of this section, a violation of subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d) is a noncritical item. (Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 7-24-213; filed Oct 13, 2004, 12:30 p.m.: 28 IR 863; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readopted filed Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)