Section 410IAC7-24-285. Warewashing machine; hot water sanitization temperatures  


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  •    (a) Except as specified in subsection (b), in a mechanical operation, the temperature of the fresh hot water sanitizing rinse as it enters the manifold may be not more than one hundred ninety-four (194) degrees Fahrenheit or less than:

    (1) for a stationary rack, single temperature machine, one hundred sixty-five (165) degrees Fahrenheit; or

    (2) for all other machines, one hundred eighty (180) degrees Fahrenheit.

      (b) The maximum temperature specified under subsection (a) does not apply to the high pressure and temperature systems with wand-type, hand-held, spraying devices used for the in-place cleaning and sanitizing of equipment, such as meat saws.

      (c) For purposes of this section, a violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a noncritical item. (Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 7-24-285; filed Oct 13, 2004, 12:30 p.m.: 28 IR 877; readopted filed Jul 15, 2010, 12:12 p.m.: 20100728-IR-410100261RFA; readopted filed Nov 10, 2016, 8:45 a.m.: 20161207-IR-410160371RFA)